PT-2005-1652 · Gfi · Gfi Languard Network Security Scanner

Seyed Hamid Kashfi · Published 2005-03-01 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-2005-0604

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GFI Languard Network Security Scanner version 5.0

Description The issue concerns the storage of sensitive credentials in memory. Specifically, lnss.exe stores the username and password in plaintext, which could allow local administrators to obtain domain administrator credentials.

Recommendations For GFI Languard Network Security Scanner version 5.0, consider restricting access to local administrator privileges to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, limit the use of domain administrator credentials on systems where this version is installed until a fix is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-0604

Affected Products

Gfi Languard Network Security Scanner

References · 3

• 🔥 http://hat-squad.com/en/000160.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0604 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110961644621528&w=2 · Note