Symantec Firewall/VPN 100/200/200R Web Frontend Password missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Symantec Firewall and VPN 100/200/200R. This affects an unknown part of the component Web Frontend Password Handler. This manipulation causes missing encryption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2004-0190. The attack can only be done within the local network. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Symantec Firewall and VPN 100/200/200R (Firewall Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Web Frontend Password Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Symantec FireWall/VPN Appliance model 200 records a cleartext password for the password administration page, which may be cached on the administrator s local system or in a proxy, which allows attackers to steal the password and gain privileges.

The weakness was released 03/02/2004 by Davide Del Vecchio (Website). The advisory is shared at symantec.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0190. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. 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.

We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at ftp.symantec.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15212), SecurityFocus (BID 9784†), OSVDB (4117†) and Secunia (SA11013†). Additional details are provided at ftp.symantec.com. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: ftp.symantec.com

Timelineinfo

03/02/2004 🔍
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03/15/2004 +12 days 🔍
06/07/2017 +4832 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: symantec.com
Researcher: Davide Del Vecchio
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0190 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0190
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-541
X-Force: 15212 - Symantec Firewall/VPN caches administrative password in plain text, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 9784 - Symantec Firewall/VPN Appliance Cached Plaintext Password Vulnerability
Secunia: 11013 - Symantec Firewall / VPN 100/200/200R Exposure of Password, Not Critical
OSVDB: 4117 - Symantec Firewall / VPN Appliance Exposure of Password

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/02/2004 13:23
Updated: 06/07/2017 16:01
Changes: 03/02/2004 13:23 (69), 06/07/2017 16:01 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:D29:103

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