CVE-2012-5424

Description

Cisco Secure Access Control System (ACS) 5.x before 5.2 Patch 11 and 5.3 before 5.3 Patch 7, when a certain configuration involving TACACS+ and LDAP is used, does not properly validate passwords, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by sending a valid username and a crafted password string, aka Bug ID CSCuc65634.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.22%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20121107-acs vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/87251 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79860 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56433 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/51194 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027733 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5424?
CVE-2012-5424 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5424?
To fix CVE-2012-5424, 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-2012-5424 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-5424 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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