4.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-3896
NeoScale Systems CryptoStor 700 series ActiveX Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Description

The NeoScale Systems CryptoStor 700 series appliance before 2.6 relies on client-side ActiveX code for smartcard authentication, which allows remote attackers to bypass smartcard authentication, and gain access if able to present a valid username and password, by disabling ActiveX.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 19, 2006, 7:28 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 8, 2011, 2:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

4.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-3896 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Neoscale_systems cryptostor_tape_700
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-3896.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/23430 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017396
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/339004 Patch US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21652
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5063

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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.17 }} -0.11%

score

0.53107

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability