11979 : CA eTrust EZ Anti-Virus Password Protection Local Bypass
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2004-11-20

Description

eTrust Antivirus contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to bypass the password protection mechanism. The issue is caused by the displayed password in the GUI using star symbols being the actual password. It is possible that the flaw may allow the recovery of the actual password resulting in a loss of confidentiality.

Classification

Location: Physical Access Required
Attack Type: Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
OSVDB: Security Software

Solution

Upgrade to version 7.0.21 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Computer Associates International, Inc.

eTrust Antivirus

7.0.2.0

References

Security Tracker: 1012283
Vendor URL: http://www.ca.com/
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=31832

Credit

Cengiz Aykanat -

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