WatchGuard Firebox II up to 5.4 Password Storage privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in WatchGuard Firebox II up to 5.4. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Password Storage. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2001-0203. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in WatchGuard Firebox II up to 5.4. Affected is an unknown part of the component Password Storage. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Watchguard Firebox II firewall allows users with read-only access to gain read-write access, and administrative privileges, by accessing a file that contains hashed passphrases, and using the hashes during authentication.

The weakness was disclosed 03/26/2001 by FIRST as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0203. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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 MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5979) and SecurityFocus (BID 2284†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/20/2001 🔍
03/26/2001 +65 days 🔍
03/26/2001 +0 days 🔍
07/03/2014 +4847 days 🔍
04/09/2019 +1741 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: FIRST
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0203 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0203
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16572
X-Force: 5979 - WatchGuard Firebox allows remote user to obtain passphrase
SecurityFocus: 2284 - Watchguard FireboxII Password Retrieval Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 16:14
Updated: 04/09/2019 09:10
Changes: 07/03/2014 16:14 (55), 04/09/2019 09:10 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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