Cisco ASA and PIX LDAP authentication bypass

cisco-asa-ldap-authentication-bypass (34020) The risk level is classified as HighHigh 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.

Platforms Affected:

  • Cisco, Adaptive Security Appliance 7.1
  • Cisco, Adaptive Security Appliance 7.2
  • Cisco, PIX Firewall 7.1
  • Cisco, PIX Firewall 7.2

Remedy:

Refer to cisco-sa-20070502-asa for upgrade information. See References.

Consequences:

Bypass Security

References:

  • cisco-sa-20070502-asa, Cisco Security Advisory: LDAP and VPN Vulnerabilities in PIX and ASA Appliances at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20070502-asa.shtml.
  • 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

Reported:

May 02, 2007

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