CVE-2006-0561 Information disclosure in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-976g-q969-v28j.