CVE-2008-3820 Misconfiguration in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can gain root access to Cisco IPS Event Viewer due to exposed MySQL and IEV server TCP ports when the feature is enabled.

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-2008-3820?

CVE-2008-3820 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jan 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cisco Security Manager 3.1 and 3.2 before 3.2.2, when Cisco IPS Event Viewer (IEV) is used, exposes TCP ports used by the MySQL daemon and IEV server, which allows remote attackers to obtain "root access" to IEV via unspecified use of TCP sessions to these ports.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3820?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Security Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2008-3820?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3820 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-3820 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3820 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fr66-q3h8-gpgg.

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