CA eTrust Intrusion Detection 1.4.1.13 Password Storage missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in CA eTrust Intrusion Detection 1.4.1.13. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Password Storage. This manipulation causes missing encryption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2000-0559. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in CA eTrust Intrusion Detection 1.4.1.13. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Password Storage. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

eTrust Intrusion Detection System (formerly SessionWall-3) uses weak encryption (XOR) to store administrative passwords in the registry, which allows local users to easily decrypt the passwords.

The weakness was presented 06/07/2000 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2000-0559. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed in Windows Binary. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 1.4.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (20012) and SecurityFocus (BID 1341†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: eTrust Intrusion Detection 1.4.5

Timelineinfo

06/07/2000 🔍
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06/25/2014 +5131 days 🔍
03/22/2025 +3923 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0559 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0559
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15643
SecurityFocus: 1341 - Computer Associates eTrust Intrusion Detection System Weak Encryption Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/25/2014 11:09
Updated: 03/22/2025 10:13
Changes: 06/25/2014 11:09 (55), 04/05/2019 18:29 (1), 03/22/2025 10:13 (19)
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Cache ID: 216:22B:103

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