Cisco ASA up to 7.2%285%29 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Cisco ASA up to 7.2%285%29. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authentication. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-0335. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco ASA up to 7.2%285%29 (Firewall Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices with software 7.2 through 8.4 do not properly perform proxy authentication during attempts to cut through a firewall, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a connection attempt, aka Bug ID CSCtx42746.

The weakness was released 05/02/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-0335 since 01/04/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 12/01/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59227 (Cisco ASA Cut Through Proxy Authentication Vulnerability), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO.

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 (75406), Tenable (59227), SecurityFocus (BID 53558†), Secunia (SA49139†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027008†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-60704, VDB-60669, VDB-60667 and VDB-60663. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 59227
Nessus Name: Cisco ASA Cut Through Proxy Authentication Vulnerability
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/04/2012 🔍
03/22/2012 +78 days 🔍
05/02/2012 +41 days 🔍
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05/16/2012 +14 days 🔍
05/22/2012 +6 days 🔍
05/29/2012 +7 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1028 days 🔍
12/01/2021 +2445 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0335 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0335
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60676
X-Force: 75406
SecurityFocus: 53558
Secunia: 49139 - Cisco ASA Cut-Through Proxy Authentication Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1027008 - Cisco ASA Bugs Let Remote Users Conduct HTTP Response Splitting and Denial of Service Attacks and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
Vulnerability Center: 35214 - Cisco ASA 5500 7.2-8.4 Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/01/2021 15:22
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (57), 04/13/2017 12:50 (14), 12/01/2021 15:22 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:370:103

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