CVE-2001-0203 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Watchguard Firebox II firewall allows users with read-only access to gain read-write access, and administrative privileges, by accessing a file that contains hashed passphrases, and using the hashes during authentication.

Published: 2001-09-18

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_ii:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_ii:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_ii:4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_ii:4.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_ii:4.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:watchguard:firebox_ii:4.5:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0203	Watchguard Firebox II firewall allows users with read-only access to gain read-write access, and administrative privileges, by accessing a file that contains hashed passphrases, and using the hashes during authentication.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00386.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0342.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2284
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5979

History

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Subscriptions

Watchguard Firebox Ii

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-18T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:14:06.516Z

Reserved: 2001-03-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0203

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-03-26T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-0203

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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