CVE-2013-5635 Auth bypass in n/a
Physically proximate attackers can bypass device-locking protection by exploiting race conditions in password failure state maintenance.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-5635?
CVE-2013-5635 is a low-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Nov 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Media Encryption EPM Explorer in Check Point Endpoint Security through E80.50 does not properly maintain the state of password failures, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to bypass the device-locking protection mechanism by entering password guesses within multiple Unlock.exe processes that are running simultaneously.
Weakness: CWE-255
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5635?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Checkpoint Endpoint Security.
How do I fix CVE-2013-5635?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5635 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-2013-5635 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5635 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2023-28134 Local Privliege Escalation in Check Point Endpoint Security Remediation Service
- CVE-2023-28133 Privilege escalation in Harmony Endpoint.
- CVE-2022-23742 Path traversal in Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows
- CVE-2021-30360 Privilege escalation in Check Point Remote Access Client
- CVE-2020-6021 Privilege escalation in Check Point Endpoint Security Client for Windows
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p35g-rx4g-5fh5.