OSVDB ID: 84508

Title: Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) One-way Password Hash Remote Brute Force Information Disclosure

Info

Disclosure

Jul 17, 2012

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Jul 17, 2012

Description

Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized information disclosure. The issue is triggered by the program including a one-way hash of a password within output text. This may allow a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information via a brute force attack on the hash string.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.0.1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Wide Area Application Services (WAAS)

4.4
5.0
5.1

References

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete



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