Van Dyke Software Entunnel SSH2 Authentication Password Persistence Weakness

BID:6728

Info

Van Dyke Software Entunnel SSH2 Authentication Password Persistence Weakness

Bugtraq ID: 6728
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2003-0048
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jan 29 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 08:06PM
Credit: Discovery credited to Knud Erik Højgaard <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: VanDyke Entunnel 1.0.2
Not Vulnerable: VanDyke Entunnel 1.0.3

Discussion

Van Dyke Software Entunnel SSH2 Authentication Password Persistence Weakness

It has been reported that Entunnel does not safely handle password information. As a result, a local user may be able to recover authentication passwords.

Exploit / POC

Van Dyke Software Entunnel SSH2 Authentication Password Persistence Weakness

No exploit is required for this weakness.

Solution / Fix

Van Dyke Software Entunnel SSH2 Authentication Password Persistence Weakness

Solution:
VanDyke Software has made fixes available:


VanDyke Entunnel 1.0.2

References

Van Dyke Software Entunnel SSH2 Authentication Password Persistence Weakness

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