Argent Office allows network user to obtain community string
| argent-office-community-string (6955) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Argent Office could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information. An attacker can send a SNMP packet with a password size equal to 0 to obtain the community string, and possibly obtain sensitive information.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
No remedy available as of May 1, 2013.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Aug 07 2001 - 07:35:52 CDT: Multiple vulnerabilities in Avaya Argent Office.
- BID-8974: Avaya Argent Office SNMP Authentication Mechanism Weaknesses
- CVE-2001-1262: Avaya Argent Office 2.1 compares a user-provided SNMP community string with the correct string only up to the length of the user-provided string, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication with a 0 length community string.
- OSVDB ID: 13453: Avaya Argent Office 0 Length SNMP Community String Authentication Bypass
- US-CERT VU#293051: Avaya Argent Office uses weak SNMP authentication mechanism
Platforms Affected:
- Avaya Argent Office
Reported:
Aug 07, 2001
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