CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2008-4390

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Published: Dec 09, 2008 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
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
10 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

The Cisco Linksys WVC54GC wireless video camera before firmware 1.25 sends cleartext configuration data in response to a Setup Wizard remote-management command, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information such as passwords by sniffing the network.

Weakness

The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Linksys_wvc54gc_firmware Cisco * 1.25 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References