CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0190

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Symantec FireWall/VPN Appliance model 200 records a cleartext password for the password administration page, which may be cached on the administrator's local system or in a proxy.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can steal this password, allowing them to gain unauthorized privileges to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended that administrators change passwords and implement encryption for login credentials to protect against interception.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Symantec FireWall/VPN Appliance model 200 records a cleartext password for the password administration page, which may be cached on the administrator's local system or in a proxy, which allows attackers to steal the password and gain privileges.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS