CVE-2001-1098

Public Exploit

Description

Cisco PIX firewall manager (PFM) 4.3(2)g logs the enable password in plaintext in the pfm.log file, which could allow local users to obtain the password by reading the file.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.11%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7265	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/639507	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3419	vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-10/0071.html	mailing list exploit patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-1098?: CVE-2001-1098 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-1098?: To fix CVE-2001-1098, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-1098 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2001-1098 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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