CVE-2001-1098 Information disclosure in n/a
Local users can read the plaintext enable password from log files, potentially gaining administrative access to the Cisco PIX firewall manager.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-1098?
CVE-2001-1098 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1098?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Pix Firewall Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1098?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1098 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2001-1098 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1098 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2rcw-pp45-wh48.