Cisco Aironet 3.2.185.0 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Cisco Aironet 3.2.185.0. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes improper authentication. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2007-2040. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Aironet 3.2.185.0 (Wireless LAN Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cisco Aironet 1000 Series and 1500 Series Lightweight Access Points before 3.2.185.0, and 4.0.x before 4.0.206.0, have a hard-coded password, which allows attackers with physical access to perform arbitrary actions on the device, aka Bug ID CSCsg15192.

The weakness was disclosed 04/16/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-2040 since 04/16/2007. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as functional.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33610), SecurityFocus (BID 23461†), OSVDB (34133†), Secunia (SA24865†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017908†). The entries VDB-36188, VDB-36186, VDB-36185 and VDB-36184 are pretty similar. 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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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Functional

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Timelineinfo

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10/19/2017 +950 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-2040 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2040
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36187
X-Force: 33610 - Cisco Aironet default password
SecurityFocus: 23461 - Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 24865 - Cisco Products Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 34133 - Cisco Aironet Lightweight Access Points Persistent Admin Password
SecurityTracker: 1017908 - Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Lets Remote Users Modify the Configuration and Deny Service
Vupen: ADV-2007-1368

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 10/19/2017 00:41
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (59), 10/19/2017 00:41 (9)
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