6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-4312
Cisco PIX/ASA FWSM Password Change Vulnerability
Description

Cisco PIX 500 Series Security Appliances and ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances, when running 7.0(x) up to 7.0(5) and 7.1(x) up to 7.1(2.4), and Firewall Services Module (FWSM) 3.1(x) up to 3.1(1.6), causes the EXEC password, local user passwords, and the enable password to be changed to a "non-random value" under certain circumstances, which causes administrators to be locked out and might allow attackers to gain access.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 23, 2006, 10:04 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 30, 2018, 4:25 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.1
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-4312 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 Cisco pix_firewall_software
2 Cisco pix_firewall_501
3 Cisco pix_firewall_506
4 Cisco pix_firewall_515
5 Cisco pix_firewall_515e
6 Cisco pix_firewall_520
7 Cisco pix_firewall_525
8 Cisco pix_firewall_535
9 Cisco adaptive_security_appliance

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-4312 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:pix_firewall:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/28540 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28540 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-4312 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-4312 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.06 }} 0.02%

score

0.23510

percentile

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