Citrix Presentation Server Crypto cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Citrix Presentation Server. This affects an unknown part of the component Crypto Handler. This manipulation causes cryptographic issue. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-2299. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Citrix Presentation Server (Connectivity Software) (version now known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Crypto Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-310. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in SecureICA and ICA Basic encryption of Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 and earlier, Access Essentials 2.0 and earlier, and Desktop Server 1.0 can cause clients to use weaker encryption settings than configured by the administrator, which might allow attackers to bypass intended restrictions.

The weakness was shared 05/15/2008 with Citrix (Website). The advisory is shared at support.citrix.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-2299 since 05/18/2008. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69129 (Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at support.citrix.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42444), Tenable (69129), SecurityFocus (BID 29233†), OSVDB (45328†) and Secunia (SA30271†). The entries VDB-3710 and VDB-42444 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 69129
Nessus Name: Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: support.citrix.com

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05/14/2008 🔍
05/15/2008 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: citrix.com

Advisory: support.citrix.com
Organization: Citrix
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2299 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2299
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3709

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X-Force: 42444 - Citrix Presentation Server ICA protocol weak security, Low Risk
SecurityFocus: 29233 - Citrix Presentation Server ICA Protocol Weak Encryption Vulnerability
Secunia: 30271 - Citrix Presentation Server Weakness and Unauthorised Access, Less Critical
OSVDB: 45328 - Citrix Presentation Server ICA Protocol Encryption Downgrade Weakness
SecurityTracker: 1020026 - Citrix Presentation Server May Use a Weaker Encryption Algorithm
Vupen: ADV-2008-1531

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2008 09:43
Updated: 03/16/2021 14:23
Changes: 05/20/2008 09:43 (55), 10/03/2016 11:18 (25), 03/16/2021 14:19 (8), 03/16/2021 14:23 (1)
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