CVE-2006-5660 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cisco Security Agent Management Center (CSAMC) 5.1 before 5.1.0.79 does not properly handle certain LDAP error messages, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication requirements via an empty password when using an external LDAP server.

Published: 2006-11-03

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.7% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:security_agent_management_center:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2006-5645	Cisco Security Agent Management Center (CSAMC) 5.1 before 5.1.0.79 does not properly handle certain LDAP error messages, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication requirements via an empty password when using an external LDAP server.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01731.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/22684
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017148
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a00807726f7.shtml
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/778648
http://www.osvdb.org/30169
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20852
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4308
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29955

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Security Agent Management Center

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-11-03T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:55:54.162Z

Reserved: 2006-11-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-5660

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-11-03T00:07:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-5660

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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