Sybergen Sygate 2.0/3.11 Administration Server backdoor

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Sybergen Sygate 2.0/3.11. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Administration Server. This manipulation causes backdoor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2000-0113. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sybergen Sygate 2.0/3.11. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Administration Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a backdoor vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-912. The product contains functionality that is not documented, not part of the specification, and not accessible through an interface or command sequence that is obvious to the product's users or administrators. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The SyGate Remote Management program does not properly restrict access to its administration service, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, or access network traffic statistics.

The weakness was released 01/27/2000 as not defined patch (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at sybergen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0113. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1588.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10274 (SyGate Backdoor Detection), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Backdoors and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38212 (Sygate Non-Authenticated Remote Administration Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (10274), SecurityFocus (BID 952†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-91†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Backdoor
CWE: CWE-912
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 10274
Nessus Name: SyGate Backdoor Detection
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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06/23/2014 +5259 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sybergen.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2000-0113 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0113
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15271
SecurityFocus: 952 - SyGate Non-Authenticated Remote Administration Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 91

Entryinfo

Created: 06/23/2014 16:06
Updated: 10/19/2025 20:05
Changes: 06/23/2014 16:06 (57), 05/01/2019 09:53 (3), 06/06/2024 19:38 (17), 10/19/2025 20:05 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:F55:103

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