CVE-2001-1116 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 25 Jun 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

An attacker with physical access can bypass authentication by using a secondary display on multi-monitor systems running Windows 98 or ME.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2001-1116?

CVE-2001-1116 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jun 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Identix BioLogon 2.03 and earlier does not lock secondary displays on a multi-monitor system running Windows 98 or ME, which allows an attacker with physical access to the system to bypass authentication through a secondary display.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1116?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Identix Biologon.

How do I fix CVE-2001-1116?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1116 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2001-1116 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1116 in the wild and no public exploit code.

CVE-2002-0268 Privilege escalation in n/a High 7.2

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4qv2-grq4-x33q.