Trend Micro OfficeScan cgiChkMasterPwd.exe security bypass

officescan-cgichkmasterpwd-security-bypass (35052) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Trend Micro OfficeScan could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a vulnerability in the cgiChkMasterPwd.exe component. By sending a specially-crafted HTTP header with an empty encryption string and hash value, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass Management Console authentication and gain unauthorized access to the system.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 7
  Access Vector: Remote
  Access Complexity: Low
  Authentication: Not Required
  Confidentiality Impact: Partial
  Integrity Impact: Partial
  Availability Impact: Partial
 
Temporal Score: 5.2
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Bypass Security

Remedy:

Refer to Trend Micro Web site: June 26, 2007 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

References:

  • iDefense Labs PUBLIC ADVISORY: 07.16.07: Trend Micro OfficeScan Management Console Authorization Bypass Vulnerability.
  • Trend Micro Web site: June 26, 2007: Security Patch - Build 1042 CGI modules.
  • BID-24641: Trend Micro OfficeScan Server CGI Modules Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
  • BID-24935: Trend Micro OfficeScan Management Console Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
  • CVE-2007-3455: cgiChkMasterPwd.exe before 8.0.0.142 in Trend Micro OfficeScan Corporate Edition 8.0 allows remote attackers to bypass the password requirement and gain access to the Management Console via an empty hash and empty encrypted password string, related to stored decrypted user logon information.
  • SA25778: Trend Micro OfficeScan CGI Modules Buffer Overflow and Authentication Bypass
  • SECTRACK ID: 1018320: Trend Micro OfficeScan Buffer Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Console Bug Lets Remote Users Bypass Authentication
  • VUPEN/ADV-2007-2330: Trend Micro OfficeScan Remote Code Execution and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

  • Trend Micro OfficeScan prior to 8.0.0.1042 Corporate

Reported:

Jun 26, 2007

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