CVE-2006-0561 Information disclosure in n/a

High 7.2 Published Updated

Local users or remote administrators can decrypt stored administrator passwords and master keys due to insecure registry permissions in Cisco ACS.

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

What is CVE-2006-0561?

CVE-2006-0561 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 May 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS) 3.x for Windows stores ACS administrator passwords and the master key in the registry with insecure permissions, which allows local users and remote administrators to decrypt the passwords by using Microsoft's cryptographic API functions to obtain the plaintext version of the master key.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0561?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Secure Access Control Server.

How do I fix CVE-2006-0561?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0561 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2006-0561 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0561 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-976g-q969-v28j.

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