VDB-113472 · CVE-2017-8978 · GCVE-0-2017-8978

HPE IceWall MFA 4.0 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HPE IceWall MFA 4.0. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-8978. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in HPE IceWall MFA 4.0. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A Remote Unauthorized Disclosure of Information vulnerability in HPE IceWall Products version MFA 4.0 proxy was found.

The bug was discovered 01/12/2018. The weakness was disclosed 02/15/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.hpe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-8978 since 05/15/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/06/2020). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 34 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Name

IceWall

Version

MFA 4.0

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.hpe.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.5
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 4.6
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

05/15/2017 🔍
01/12/2018 +242 days 🔍
02/15/2018 +34 days 🔍
02/15/2018 +0 days 🔍
02/16/2018 +1 days 🔍
01/06/2020 +689 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hpe.com

Advisory: support.hpe.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-8978 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-8978
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-113472

Entryinfo

Created: 02/16/2018 12:56
Updated: 01/06/2020 11:00
Changes: 02/16/2018 12:56 (56), 01/06/2020 11:00 (2)
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