PT-2004-1358 · Symantec · Symantec Firewall/Vpn Appliance

Davide Del Vecchio · Published 2004-03-15 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2004-0190

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Symantec FireWall/VPN Appliance model 200

Description The issue concerns the storage of a cleartext password for the password administration page. This password may be cached on the administrator's local system or in a proxy, allowing attackers to steal the password and gain privileges.

Recommendations For Symantec FireWall/VPN Appliance model 200, consider changing the password administration page to use a secure method of storing passwords, and clear any cached credentials on the administrator's local system and in proxies to prevent unauthorized access.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-0190

Affected Products

Symantec Firewall/Vpn Appliance

References · 6

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/9784 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0190 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15212 · Note
• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-February/017414.html · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107694794031839&w=2 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/4117 · Note