CVE-2008-1618 (GCVE-0-2008-1618)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-04-07 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:24
VLAI
Summary
The PPTP VPN service in Watchguard Firebox before 10, when performing the MS-CHAPv2 authentication handshake, generates different error codes depending on whether the username is valid or invalid, which allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.mwrinfosecurity.com/publications/mwri_… x_refsource_MISC
http://www.osvdb.org/44218 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1152… vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28619 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://secunia.com/advisories/29708 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019796 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Date Public
2008-04-04 00:00
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