Nissc IPsec 1.0 cleartext storage

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Nissc IPsec 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to cleartext storage. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2005-0039. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Nissc IPsec 1.0. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext storage vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-312. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Certain configurations of IPsec, when using Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) in tunnel mode, integrity protection at a higher layer, or Authentication Header (AH), allow remote attackers to decrypt IPSec communications by modifying the outer packet in ways that cause plaintext data from the inner packet to be returned in ICMP messages, as demonstrated using bit-flipping attacks and (1) Destination Address Rewriting, (2) a modified header length that causes portions of the packet to be interpreted as IP Options, or (3) a modified protocol field and source address.

The weakness was presented 05/10/2005 with NISCC as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-0039. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1555 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 (20462), SecurityFocus (BID 13562†), Secunia (SA17938†), SecurityTracker (ID 1015320†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32450†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cleartext storage
CWE: CWE-312 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Timelineinfo

01/07/2005 🔍
05/09/2005 +122 days 🔍
05/10/2005 +1 days 🔍
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07/28/2011 +2270 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +1322 days 🔍
02/03/2025 +3617 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Organization: NISCC
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-0039 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0039
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25103
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X-Force: 20462
SecurityFocus: 13562 - IETF IPSEC Protocol Encapsulating Security Payload Vulnerability
Secunia: 17938
SecurityTracker: 1015320
Vulnerability Center: 32450 - IETEF IPSec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) Communication Decryption Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 02/03/2025 07:15
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (48), 03/28/2017 18:14 (9), 07/05/2021 08:34 (3), 10/29/2024 20:46 (15), 10/29/2024 20:58 (1), 02/03/2025 07:15 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:CDE:103

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