3com Superstack II PS Hub 40 Telnet Server improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in 3com Superstack II PS Hub 40. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Telnet Server. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-1291. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to use restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in 3com Superstack II PS Hub 40. This affects some unknown processing of the component Telnet Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The telnet server for 3Com hardware such as PS40 SuperStack II does not delay or disconnect remote attackers who provide an incorrect username or password, which makes it easier to break into the server via brute force password guessing.

The weakness was published 07/12/2001 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-1291. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

It is possible to mitigate the weakness by firewalling .

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6855), Exploit-DB (21011) and SecurityFocus (BID 3034†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: 3com.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-1291 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1291
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16995
X-Force: 6855 - 3Com telnetd brute force attack
SecurityFocus: 3034 - 3Com TelnetD Weak Password Protection Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/07/2014 13:16
Updated: 09/01/2024 07:26
Changes: 07/07/2014 13:16 (57), 04/08/2019 12:40 (1), 09/01/2024 07:26 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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