Cisco ASA and PIX LDAP authentication bypass
| cisco-asa-ldap-authentication-bypass (34020) |  High Risk |
Description:
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and PIX security appliances could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication. If an affected device is configured to use a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server for authentication, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to a vulnerable device or to the internal network.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 5.9 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
Refer to cisco-sa-20070502-asa for upgrade information. See References.
References:
- cisco-sa-20070502-asa: Cisco Security Advisory: LDAP and VPN Vulnerabilities in PIX and ASA Appliances.
- BID-23768: Cisco PIX And ASA Appliances Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-2462: Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and PIX 7.2 before 7.2(2)8, when using Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) or Remote Management Access, allows remote attackers to bypass LDAP authentication and gain privileges via unknown vectors.
- OSVDB ID: 35331: Cisco PIX / ASA Unspecified LDAP Authentication Bypass
- SA25109: Cisco PIX and ASA Denial of Service and Security Bypass
- SECTRACK ID: 1017994: Cisco PIX Bugs Let Remote Users Bypass LDAP Authentication and Deny Service
- SECTRACK ID: 1017995: Cisco ASA Bugs Let Remote Users Bypass LDAP Authentication and Deny Service
- US-CERT VU#210876: Cisco PIX and ASA authentication bypass vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-1636: Cisco PIX and ASA Multiple Authentication Bypass and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance 7.1
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance 7.2
- Cisco PIX Firewall 7.1
- Cisco PIX Firewall 7.2
Reported:
May 02, 2007
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