WatchGuard Firebox 2500/Firebox 4500 4.5/4.6 Base64 MIME Decodr privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WatchGuard Firebox 2500 and Firebox 4500 4.5/4.6. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Base64 MIME Decodr. This manipulation with the input <string>-- causes privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2001-0692. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in WatchGuard Firebox 2500 and Firebox 4500 4.5/4.6. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Base64 MIME Decodr. The manipulation with the input value <string>-- leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SMTP proxy in WatchGuard Firebox (2500 and 4500) 4.5 and 4.6 allows a remote attacker to bypass firewall filtering via a base64 MIME encoded email attachment whose boundary name ends in two dashes.

The weakness was disclosed 09/20/2001 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0692. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 databases at X-Force (6682) and SecurityFocus (BID 2855†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/08/2001 🔍
09/20/2001 +104 days 🔍
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07/09/2014 +4675 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0692 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0692
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17407
X-Force: 6682
SecurityFocus: 2855 - WatchGuard Firebox SMTP Proxy Attachment Bypassing Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 13:03
Changes: 07/09/2014 13:03 (52)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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