CVE-2024-36440

MEDIUM

Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm (CWE-327)

2024-08-22 cve@mitre.org

Information Disclosure

6.8

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: mitre

Severity by source

Vendor (mitre) PRIMARY

6.8 MEDIUM

AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from Vendor (mitre) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: mitre

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 22, 2024 - 15:15 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.8

DescriptionCVE.org

An issue was discovered on Swissphone DiCal-RED 4009 devices. An attacker with access to the file /etc/deviceconfig may recover the administrative device password via password-cracking methods, because unsalted MD5 is used.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered on Swissphone DiCal-RED 4009 devices. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-327. An issue was discovered on Swissphone DiCal-RED 4009 devices. An attacker with access to the file /etc/deviceconfig may recover the administrative device password via password-cracking methods, because unsalted MD5 is used.

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.