Cisco PIX 7.1/7.2 LDAP Authentication Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco PIX 7.1/7.2 and classified as very critical. This affects an unknown function of the component LDAP Authentication. Such manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-2462. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco PIX 7.1/7.2 (Firewall Software) and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component LDAP Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and PIX 7.2 before 7.2(2)8, when using Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) or Remote Management Access, allows remote attackers to bypass LDAP authentication and gain privileges via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 05/02/2007. The weakness was disclosed 05/02/2007 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-2462 since 05/02/2007. 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 01/25/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 7.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (34020), SecurityFocus (BID 23768†), OSVDB (35331†), Secunia (SA25109†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017994†). The entries VDB-36574, VDB-36573 and VDB-36571 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PIX 7.2

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-2462 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2462
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36572
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X-Force: 34020
SecurityFocus: 23768 - Cisco PIX And ASA Appliances Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 25109
OSVDB: 35331 - Cisco PIX / ASA Unspecified LDAP Authentication Bypass
SecurityTracker: 1017994
Vulnerability Center: 15013 - [cisco-sa-20070502-asa] Cisco ASA and PIX 7.2 Remote LDAP Authentication Bypass (1), High
Vupen: ADV-2007-1636

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 01/25/2025 17:49
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (64), 08/02/2019 12:45 (7), 01/25/2025 17:49 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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