Rsa Netwitness
CVE-2014-0643
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
EMC RSA NetWitness before 9.8.5.19 and RSA Security Analytics before 10.2.4 and 10.3.x before 10.3.2, when Kerberos PAM is enabled, do not require a password, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by leveraging knowledge of a valid account name.
AnalysisAI
EMC RSA NetWitness before 9.8.5.19 and RSA Security Analytics before 10.2.4 and 10.3.x before 10.3.2, when Kerberos PAM is enabled, do not require a password, which allows remote attackers to bypass. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.6), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Improper Authentication (CWE-287), which allows attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms to gain unauthorized access. EMC RSA NetWitness before 9.8.5.19 and RSA Security Analytics before 10.2.4 and 10.3.x before 10.3.2, when Kerberos PAM is enabled, do not require a password, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by leveraging knowledge of a valid account name. Affected products include: Emc Rsa Netwitness, Emc Rsa Security Analytics. Version information: before 9.8.5.19.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement multi-factor authentication, enforce strong password policies, use proven authentication frameworks.
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