CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2004-2397

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Published: Dec 31, 2004 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

The web-based Management Console in Blue Coat Security Gateway OS 3.0 through 3.1.3.13 and 3.2.1, when importing a private key, stores the key and its passphrase in plaintext in a log file, which allows attackers to steal digital certificates.

Weakness

The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Bluecoat_security_gateway Broadcom 3.0 (including) 3.1.3.13 (including)
Bluecoat_security_gateway Broadcom 3.2.1 (including) 3.2.1 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References