CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-1062

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The administration protocol in Kerio WinRoute Firewall 6.x up to 6.0.10, Personal Firewall 4.x up to 4.1.2, and MailServer up to 6.0.8 allows remote attackers to quickly obtain passwords that are 5 characters or less via brute force methods.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential takeover of the firewall or mail server by cracking weak passwords, leading to network and data security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately upgrade to a newer software version and use passwords of at least 8 characters with mixed character types.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The administration protocol for Kerio WinRoute Firewall 6.x up to 6.0.10, Personal Firewall 4.x up to 4.1.2, and MailServer up to 6.0.8 allows remote attackers to quickly obtain passwords that are 5 characters or less via brute force methods.

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