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CVE-2021-40341

Inadequate Encryption Strength

Published: Jan 05, 2023 | Modified: Nov 07, 2023
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40341
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/326.html

DES cipher, which has inadequate encryption strength, is used Hitachi Energy FOXMAN-UN to encrypt user credentials used to access the Network Elements. Successful exploitation allows sensitive information to be decrypted easily. This issue affects 

  • FOXMAN-UN product: FOXMAN-UN R16A, FOXMAN-UN R15B, FOXMAN-UN R15A, FOXMAN-UN R14B, FOXMAN-UN R14A, FOXMAN-UN R11B, FOXMAN-UN R11A, FOXMAN-UN R10C, FOXMAN-UN R9C; 
  • UNEM product: UNEM R16A, UNEM R15B, UNEM R15A, UNEM R14B, UNEM R14A, UNEM R11B, UNEM R11A, UNEM R10C, UNEM R9C.

List of CPEs: 

  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R16A:::::::*
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R15B:::::::*
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R15A:::::::*
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R14B:::::::*
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R14A:::::::*
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R11B:::::::*
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R11A:::::::*
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R10C:::::::*
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:foxman-un:R9C:::::::*
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R16A:::::::*
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R15B:::::::*
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R15A:::::::*
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R14B:::::::*
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R14A:::::::*
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R11B:::::::*
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R11A:::::::*
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R10C:::::::*
  • cpe:2.3:a:hitachienergy:unem:R9C:::::::*

Weakness

The product stores or transmits sensitive data using an encryption scheme that is theoretically sound, but is not strong enough for the level of protection required.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Foxman-un Hitachienergy r9c (including) r9c (including)
Foxman-un Hitachienergy r10c (including) r10c (including)
Foxman-un Hitachienergy r11a (including) r11a (including)
Foxman-un Hitachienergy r11b (including) r11b (including)
Foxman-un Hitachienergy r14a (including) r14a (including)
Foxman-un Hitachienergy r14b (including) r14b (including)
Foxman-un Hitachienergy r15a (including) r15a (including)
Foxman-un Hitachienergy r15b (including) r15b (including)
Foxman-un Hitachienergy r16a (including) r16a (including)
Unem Hitachienergy r9c (including) r9c (including)
Unem Hitachienergy r10c (including) r10c (including)
Unem Hitachienergy r11a (including) r11a (including)
Unem Hitachienergy r11b (including) r11b (including)
Unem Hitachienergy r14a (including) r14a (including)
Unem Hitachienergy r14b (including) r14b (including)
Unem Hitachienergy r15a (including) r15a (including)
Unem Hitachienergy r15b (including) r15b (including)
Unem Hitachienergy r16a (including) r16a (including)

Potential Mitigations

References

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