Cisco ASA 8.4 Authentication information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco ASA 8.4. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Authentication. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-1295. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco ASA 8.4 (Firewall Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code block of the component Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 8.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an AnyConnect authentication attempt, aka Bug ID CSCuo65775.

The weakness was published 01/16/2016 as CSCuo65775 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-1295 since 01/04/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91963 (Cisco ASA AnyConnect Client Authentication Attempt Handling Information Disclosure (cisco-sa-20160115-asa)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43453 (Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Information Disclosure Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20160115-asa)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (91963) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-55715†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
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Nessus ID: 91963
Nessus Name: Cisco ASA AnyConnect Client Authentication Attempt Handling Information Disclosure (cisco-sa-20160115-asa)
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OpenVAS ID: 800316
OpenVAS Name: Cisco ASA Information Disclosure Vulnerability March16
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/15/2016 +11 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCuo65775
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-1295 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1295
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80295

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SecurityTracker: 1034691
Vulnerability Center: 55715 - [cisco-sa-20160115-asa] Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) 8.4 Remote Information Disclosure via an AnyConnect Authentication Attempt, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 01/17/2016 13:09
Updated: 10/15/2024 17:13
Changes: 01/17/2016 13:09 (61), 07/05/2018 08:53 (18), 07/03/2022 14:30 (3), 10/15/2024 17:13 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:BA1:103

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