CVE-2006-4312 Weak cryptography in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 23 Aug 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Weak password generation allows attackers to gain unauthorized access or lock out administrators on Cisco PIX and ASA firewalls.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2006-4312?

CVE-2006-4312 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance, published on 23 Aug 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cisco PIX 500 Series Security Appliances and ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances, when running 7.0(x) up to 7.0(5) and 7.1(x) up to 7.1(2.4), and Firewall Services Module (FWSM) 3.1(x) up to 3.1(1.6), causes the EXEC password, local user passwords, and the enable password to be changed to a "non-random value" under certain circumstances, which causes administrators to be locked out and might allow attackers to gain access.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4312?

It affects 9 products.

Products include Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance, Cisco Pix Firewall 501, Cisco Pix Firewall 506, Cisco Pix Firewall 515, Cisco Pix Firewall 515e, Cisco Pix Firewall 520 and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2006-4312?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4312 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2006-4312 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4312 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fh6r-83vr-8h93.