CVE-2014-2005

Summary

CVECVE-2014-2005
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerjpcert
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-06-25 11:19:21 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionSophos Disk Encryption (SDE) 5.x in Sophos Enterprise Console (SEC) 5.x before 5.2.2 does not enforce intended authentication requirements for a resume action from sleep mode, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain desktop access by leveraging the absence of a login screen.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.8 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-287 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary6.8MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Sophos Enterprise Console 5.1 All All All
Application Sophos Enterprise Console 5.2 All All All
Application Sophos Enterprise Console 5.2.1 All All All
Application Sophos Enterprise Console All r2 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Advisory: Issue with Sophos Disk Encryption when managed from Sophos Enterprise Console – potentially missing authentication step when resuming a laptop from sleep mode af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.sophos.com Vendor Advisory
jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2014-000061 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jvndb.jvn.jp Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Sophos Enterprise Console Local Authentication Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
JVN#63940326: Sophos Disk Encryption vulnerable to authentication bypass af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jvn.jp Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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