CVE-2014-2005 Auth bypass in n/a
Physically proximate attackers can bypass authentication and access the desktop after sleep mode due to missing login enforcement in Sophos Disk Encryption.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-2005?
CVE-2014-2005 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jun 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Sophos Disk Encryption (SDE) 5.x in Sophos Enterprise Console (SEC) 5.x before 5.2.2 does not enforce intended authentication requirements for a resume action from sleep mode, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain desktop access by leveraging the absence of a login screen.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2005?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sophos Enterprise Console.
How do I fix CVE-2014-2005?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2005 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-2014-2005 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2005 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3xf5-6j2f-h2hr.