CVE-2004-1970 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can gain administrative access to Samsung SmartEther switches by exploiting a flaw in the login error handling process.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-1970?
CVE-2004-1970 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Samsung SmartEther SS6215S switch, and possibly other Samsung switches, allows remote attackers and local users to gain administrative access by providing the admin username followed by a password that is the maximum allowed length, then pressing the enter key after the resulting error message.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1970?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Securecomputing Smartether Ss6215s Switch.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1970?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1970 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-2004-1970 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1970 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-crm6-w28g-73jf.