PT-2023-21080 · Thales · Safenet Authentication Service

Published 2023-08-16 · Updated 2023-08-25 · CVE-2023-2737

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.7

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SafeNet Authentication Service version 3.4.0

Description The issue is related to improper log permissions in SafeNet Authentication Service on Windows, allowing an authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service via local privilege escalation.

Recommendations For SafeNet Authentication Service version 3.4.0, consider restricting access to the logging mechanism to prevent local privilege escalation until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, review and adjust the log permissions to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Incorrect Default Permissions

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-276

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-2737

Affected Products

Safenet Authentication Service

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2737 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2737 · Vendor Advisory
• https://supportportal.thalesgroup.com/csm?id=kb_article_view&sys_kb_id=08f460ba47bba550c0e42e61e36d432f&sysparm_article=KB0027485 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1691847540583592255 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/56649 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/68676 · Telegram Post