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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.3043
Cisco Firepower Management Center Information Disclosure Vulnerability
20 December 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Cisco Firepower Management Center
Publisher: Cisco Systems
Operating System: Cisco
Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-6471
Original Bulletin:
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161207-vdc
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Cisco Security Advisory
Cisco Firepower Management Center Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Medium
Advisory ID: cisco-sa-20161207-vdc
First Published: 2016 December 7 16:00 GMT
Version 1.0: Final
Workarounds: No workarounds available
Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvb19366
CVSS Score: Base 4.0, Temporal 3.3
CVE-2016-6471
CWE-200
Summary
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Firepower
Management Center running FireSIGHT System software could allow an
authenticated, remote attacker to view the Remote Storage Password.
The vulnerability is due to improper masking of sensitive data in the HTTP
response. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to
the application and navigating to certain configuration screens. An exploit
could allow the attacker to view the Remote Storage Password. The attacker
could use the Remote Storage Password to conduct additional reconnaissance
attacks
Workarounds that address this vulnerability are not available.
This advisory is available at the following link:
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161207-vdc
Affected Products
Vulnerable Products This vulnerability affects Cisco Firepower Management
Center running Cisco FireSIGHT System Software. Products Confirmed Not
Vulnerable No other Cisco products are currently known to be affected by this
vulnerability.
Workarounds
There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
Fixed Software
For information about fixed software releases, consult the Cisco bug ID(s)
at the top of this advisory.
When considering software upgrades, customers are advised to regularly
consult the advisories for Cisco products, which are available from the Cisco
Security Advisories and Alerts page, to determine exposure and a complete
upgrade solution.
In all cases, customers should ensure that the devices to be upgraded
contain sufficient memory and confirm that current hardware and software
configurations will continue to be supported properly by the new release. If
the information is not clear, customers are advised to contact the Cisco
Technical Assistance Center (TAC) or their contracted maintenance providers.
Exploitation and Public Announcements
The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is not aware of
any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is
described in this advisory.
Source
This vulnerability was found and reported to Cisco by security researcher
Krzysztof Wegrzynek.
URL
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161207-vdc
Revision History
Version Description Section Status Date
1.0 Initial public release. — Final 2016-December-07
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