Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator Group Password missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component VPN Handler. The manipulation of the argument Group Password leads to missing encryption. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. No exploit exists. It is advised to implement further encryption.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator (Network Encryption Software) (affected version unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component VPN Handler. The manipulation of the argument Group Password with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity.

The bug was discovered 04/15/2004. The weakness was disclosed 04/15/2004 by Karl Gaissmaier, Jonas Eriksson and Nicholas Kathmann (window) (Website). The advisory is shared at cisco.com. The attack can only be done within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15871), SecurityFocus (BID 10155†), OSVDB (5403†), Secunia (SA11387†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1009818†). securityfocus.com is providing further details. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Network Encryption Software

Vendor

• Cisco

Name

• VPN 3000 Concentrator

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Unproven
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Encryption
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Patch: cisco.com

Timelineinfo

04/15/2004 🔍
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04/16/2004 +1 days 🔍
04/19/2004 +2 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Researcher: Karl Gaissmaier, Jonas Eriksson, Nicholas Kathmann (window)
Status: Confirmed

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-617
X-Force: 15871 - Cisco IPsec VPN man-in-the-middle attack, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 10155 - Cisco IPsec VPN Client Group Password Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 11387 - Cisco IPsec VPN Implementation Group/User Password Disclosure, Less Critical
OSVDB: 5403 - Cisco IPsec VPN Group Password Disclosure
SecurityTracker: 1009818 - Cisco IPsec VPN Client Discloses Group Password to Certain Local Users
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/19/2004 10:54
Updated: 06/07/2017 16:01
Changes: 04/19/2004 10:54 (65), 06/07/2017 16:01 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:EF5:103

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

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