AudioCodes VoIP Desk Phone up to 3.4.4.1000 Backup libac_des3.so hard-coded key

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in AudioCodes VoIP Desk Phone up to 3.4.4.1000. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function in the library libac_des3.so of the component Backup Handler. The manipulation leads to hard-coded key. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-22957. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in AudioCodes VoIP Desk Phone up to 3.4.4.1000 (IP Phone Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block in the library libac_des3.so of the component Backup Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded key vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-321. The use of a hard-coded cryptographic key significantly increases the possibility that encrypted data may be recovered. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in libac_des3.so on AudioCodes VoIP desk phones through 3.4.4.1000. Due to the use of hard-coded cryptographic key, an attacker with access to backup or configuration files is able to decrypt encrypted values and retrieve sensitive information, e.g., the device root password.

The weakness was released 08/12/2023 as SYSS-2022-052. It is possible to read the advisory at syss.de. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-22957 since 01/11/2023. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600.001 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 vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-27058). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Hard-coded key
CWE: CWE-321 / CWE-320
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Remote: Partially

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Timelineinfo

01/11/2023 🔍
08/12/2023 +212 days 🔍
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10/05/2025 +785 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: SYSS-2022-052
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-22957 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-22957
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-237011
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2023 10:03
Updated: 10/05/2025 17:56
Changes: 08/12/2023 10:03 (41), 10/05/2025 17:56 (16)
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