CVE-2006-0561

Description

Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS) 3.x for Windows stores ACS administrator passwords and the master key in the registry with insecure permissions, which allows local users and remote administrators to decrypt the passwords by using Microsoft's cryptographic API functions to obtain the plaintext version of the master key.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.05%

Vendor Advisory cisco.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory symantec.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16743	patch vdb entry
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20060508-acs.shtml	patch vendor advisory
http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/research/SYMSA-2006-003.txt	patch vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016042	patch vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/25892	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1741	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26307	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433286/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433301/100/0/threaded	patch vendor advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0561?: CVE-2006-0561 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0561?: To fix CVE-2006-0561, 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-2006-0561 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-0561 is being actively exploited. 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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