BMC Patrol Agent password system is susceptible to replay attacks
| bmc-patrol-replay (2078) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The system used to authenticate users with the Patrol agent is susceptible to session replaying attacks. An attacker can capture the encrypted password sent to the agent and then later replay that information to be granted access.
Platforms Affected:
- BMC, Patrol Agent 3.2.3
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri, 9 Apr 1999 12:46:33 +0200, Patrol security bugs at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/1999_2/0092.html.
- CVE-1999-0443: Patrol management software allows a remote attacker to conduct a replay attack to steal the administrator password.
Reported:
Apr 09, 1999
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