CVE-2012-2994 (GCVE-0-2012-2994)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-09-18 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 19:50
VLAI?
Summary
The CoSoSys Endpoint Protector 4 appliance establishes an EPProot password based entirely on the appliance serial number, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/591667 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN
http://secunia.com/advisories/50604 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Date Public ?
2012-09-17 00:00
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