Watchguard Watchguard Firebox prior 5.0 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Watchguard Watchguard Firebox and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-1618. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Watchguard Watchguard Firebox and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The PPTP VPN service in Watchguard Firebox before 10, when performing the MS-CHAPv2 authentication handshake, generates different error codes depending on whether the username is valid or invalid, which allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames.

The weakness was presented 04/05/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mwrinfosecurity.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-1618 since 04/02/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as highly functional.

Upgrading to version 5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41683), SecurityFocus (BID 28619†), OSVDB (44218†), Secunia (SA29708†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1019796†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Highly functional

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Watchguard Firebox 5.0

Timelineinfo

04/02/2008 🔍
04/04/2008 +2 days 🔍
04/05/2008 +0 days 🔍
04/07/2008 +2 days 🔍
04/08/2008 +1 days 🔍
04/09/2008 +0 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2532 days 🔍
11/16/2017 +976 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: mwrinfosecurity.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-1618 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1618
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41863
X-Force: 41683 - Firebox PPTP VPN MS-CHAPv2 information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 28619 - WatchGuard Firebox MS-CHAPv2 Authentication Remote User Enumeration Weakness
Secunia: 29708
OSVDB: 44218 - WatchGuard Firebox Products PPTP VPN Service Username Enumeration
SecurityTracker: 1019796
Vupen: ADV-2008-1152

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 11/16/2017 11:04
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (52), 11/16/2017 11:04 (10)
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Cache ID: 216:4F3:103

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