Cisco NetFlow Collection Engine prior 6.0 Default Password improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Cisco NetFlow Collection Engine. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Default Password. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2007-2282. There is not any exploit available. Adding more authentication is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Cisco NetFlow Collection Engine. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Default Password. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cisco Network Services (CNS) NetFlow Collection Engine (NFC) before 6.0 has an nfcuser account with the default password nfcuser, which allows remote attackers to modify the product configuration and, when installed on Linux, obtain login access to the host operating system.

The bug was discovered 04/25/2007. The weakness was released 04/26/2007 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-2282 since 04/26/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 11/26/2024).

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 6.0 eliminates this vulnerability. It is possible to mitigate the problem by adding an authentication mechanism. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be adding authentication.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33861), SecurityFocus (BID 23647†), OSVDB (35524†), SecurityTracker (ID 1017960†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-14973†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Authentication
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Upgrade: NetFlow Collection Engine 6.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-2282 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2282
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36416
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X-Force: 33861
SecurityFocus: 23647 - Cisco NetFlow Collection Engine Remote Default Account Vulnerability
OSVDB: 35524 - Cisco NetFlow Collection Engine (NFC) nfcuser Default Account
SecurityTracker: 1017960
Vulnerability Center: 14973 - [cisco-sa-20070425-nfc] Cisco Network Services NFC Engine nfcuser Account with Default Password, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-1545

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 11/26/2024 00:29
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (68), 07/18/2019 16:04 (1), 11/26/2024 00:29 (21)
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