4151 : Informed Multiple Products Formerly Encrypted Information Plaintext Disclosure
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16 902 over 8 years ago over 2 years ago 5 times 90%

Timeline

Vendor Informed Date Vendor Ack Date Disclosure Date Vendor Solution Date
2002-06-29 2002-07-01 2002-09-24 2002-09-24
Time to Patch Time to Vendor Response
87 days 2 days

Description

Shana Quadra (now Filenet Forms Manager) contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized information disclosure. The issue is triggered when encrypted files are written over previously used disk space which will disclose formerly encrypted information as plaintext at the end of the new file resulting in a loss of confidentiality.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required, Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Cryptographic, Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality, Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Rumored
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.0 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Filenet
Watch-list
Forms Manager
Watch-list
Unknown or Unspecified
Shana
Watch-list
Quadra
Watch-list
3.05
3.50

References

Credit

  • zel - jkounsfalsesense.com - False Sense

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