McAfee SmartFilter 4.2.1.00 credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in McAfee SmartFilter 4.2.1.00 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes credentials management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-2429. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in McAfee SmartFilter 4.2.1.00. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-255. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SmartFilter Web Gateway Security 4.2.1.00 stores user credentials in cleartext in admin_backup.xml files and uses insecure permissions for these files, which allows local users to gain privileges. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

The weakness was released 07/10/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-2429 since 07/10/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. 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 T1552 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (49338), SecurityFocus (BID 35756†) and Secunia (SA34390†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-48849. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Unproven

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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03/20/2009 🔍
03/30/2009 +10 days 🔍
07/10/2009 +102 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2076 days 🔍
11/18/2018 +1342 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-2429 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2429
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48961
X-Force: 49338 - Secure Computing SmartFilter config.txt information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 35756 - McAfee SmartFilter Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34390 - Secure Computing SmartFilter Information Disclosure, Less Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 11/18/2018 16:26
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (55), 11/18/2018 16:26 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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