VDB-96658 · CVE-2016-10213 · BID 96163

A10 AX1030 up to 2.7.2-P7 GCM Nonce Generator information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in A10 AX1030 up to 2.7.2-P7. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component GCM Nonce Generator. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-10213. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in A10 AX1030 up to 2.7.2-P7. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component GCM Nonce Generator. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

A10 AX1030 and possibly other devices with software before 2.7.2-P8 uses random GCM nonce generations, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain the authentication key and spoof data by leveraging a reused nonce in a session and a "forbidden attack," a similar issue to CVE-2016-0270.

The bug was discovered 06/10/2016. The weakness was presented 02/08/2017 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-10213 since 02/08/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 243 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 2.7.2-P8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 96163†). See VDB-96657 and VDB-96714 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AX1030 2.7.2-P8

Timelineinfo

06/10/2016 🔍
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02/08/2017 +243 days 🔍
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09/01/2020 +1301 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-10213 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10213
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96658
SecurityFocus: 96163 - A10 Networks AX1030 CVE-2016-10213 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-10213 - A10 Networks - AX1030 - Forbidden Attack Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/08/2017 21:06
Updated: 09/01/2020 09:14
Changes: 02/08/2017 21:06 (61), 09/01/2020 09:14 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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