VDB-17273 · CVE-2001-0967 · BID 3204

Knox Software Arkeia 4.2/4.2.8.2 Salt crypt missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Knox Software Arkeia 4.2/4.2.8.2. This vulnerability affects the function crypt of the component Salt Handler. The manipulation leads to missing encryption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2001-0967. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Knox Software Arkeia 4.2/4.2.8.2. This issue affects the function crypt of the component Salt Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Knox Arkeia server 4.2, and possibly other versions, uses a constant salt when encrypting passwords using the crypt() function, which makes it easier for an attacker to conduct brute force password guessing.

The weakness was presented 08/31/2001 (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2001-0967. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 3204†). See VDB-17274 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/17/2001 🔍
08/31/2001 +14 days 🔍
08/31/2001 +0 days 🔍
07/08/2014 +4694 days 🔍
06/03/2018 +1426 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0967 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0967
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17273
SecurityFocus: 3204 - Arkeia Server Static Salt Weak Password Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2014 16:48
Updated: 06/03/2018 10:50
Changes: 07/08/2014 16:48 (46), 06/03/2018 10:50 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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