CVE-2018-9233

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-9233
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-04-05 17:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionSophos Endpoint Protection 10.7 uses an unsalted SHA-1 hash for password storage in %PROGRAMDATA%\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\Config\machine.xml, which makes it easier for attackers to determine a cleartext password, and subsequently choose unsafe malware settings, via rainbow tables or other approaches.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-916

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Sophos Endpoint Protection 10.7 All All All
Application Sophos Endpoint Protection 10.7 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Full Disclosure: CVE-2018-9233 Sophos Endpoint Protection Control Panel v10.7 / Insecure Crypto FULLDISC seclists.org Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/SOPHOS-ENDPOINT-PROTECTION-CONTROL-PANEL-v10.7-INS... MISC hyp3rlinx.altervista.org Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Sophos Endpoint Protection Control Panel 10.7 - Weak Password Encryption - Windows local Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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