CVE-2019-16208 Weak cryptography in Brocade SANnav

High 7.5 Published Updated

Weak key generation in Brocade SANnav allows attackers to decrypt stored service passwords, exposing sensitive authentication data.

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-2019-16208?

CVE-2019-16208 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Brocade Sannav, published on 8 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Password-based encryption (PBE) algorithm, of Brocade SANnav versions before v2.0, has a weakness in generating cryptographic keys that may allow an attacker to decrypt passwords used with several services (Radius, TACAS, etc.).

Weakness: CWE-327

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16208?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Broadcom Brocade Sannav.

How do I fix CVE-2019-16208?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16208 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-16208 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16208 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Broadcom Brocade Sannav vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gr65-8p7x-pj5f.

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