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Cerberus FTP Server < 5.0.4.0 SSH DES Cipher Weakness

🗓️ 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Cerberus FTP Server version < 5.0.4.0 supports SSH DES cipher, vulnerable to brute-force attacks

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CVE
CVE-2012-5301
4 Oct 201219:00
cve
Cvelist
CVE-2012-5301
4 Oct 201219:00
cvelist
EUVD
EUVD-2012-5224
7 Oct 202500:30
euvd
NVD
CVE-2012-5301
4 Oct 201219:55
nvd
Prion
Default configuration
4 Oct 201219:55
prion
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(63558);
  script_version("1.6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/10/16");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-5301");

  script_name(english:"Cerberus FTP Server < 5.0.4.0 SSH DES Cipher Weakness");
  script_summary(english:"Does a version check");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The FTP server installed on the remote Windows host supports a weak
encryption algorithm.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Cerberus FTP server on the remote host is earlier than
5.0.4.0.  Such versions reportedly support the DES cipher for SSH
sessions.  This can create more favorable conditions for brute-force
attacks on the encrypted network traffic.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.cerberusftp.com/products/releasenotes/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Cerberus FTP server 5.0.4.0 or later.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"windows");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2012-5301");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2012/06/15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/06/15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/01/16");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:cerberusftp:ftp_server");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"FTP");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("cerberus_ftp_installed.nasl");
  script_require_keys("SMB/CerberusFTP/Installed");

  exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

installs = get_kb_list("SMB/CerberusFTP/*/version");
if (isnull(installs)) audit(AUDIT_NOT_INST, "Cerberus FTP");

fixed = '5.0.4.0';

info = "";
not_vuln_installs = make_list();

foreach install (keys(installs))
{
  ver = installs[install];
  path = (install - "/version") - "SMB/CerberusFTP/";;

  if (ver_compare(ver:ver, fix:fixed) < 0)
  {
    info +=
      '\n' +
      '\n  Path              : ' + path  +
      '\n  Installed version : ' + ver   +
      '\n  Fixed version     : ' + fixed +
      '\n';
  }
  else not_vuln_installs = make_list(not_vuln_installs, ver + " under " + path);
}

if (info)
{
  port = get_kb_item("SMB/transport");

  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:port, extra:info);
  else security_warning(port);

  exit(0);
}
else
{
  installs = max_index(not_vuln_installs);
  if (installs == 0) audit(AUDIT_NOT_INST, "Cerberus FTP");
  else if (installs == 1) audit(AUDIT_INST_VER_NOT_VULN, "Cerberus FTP " + not_vuln_installs[0]);
  else exit(0, "The Cerberus FTP installs (" + join(not_vuln_installs, sep:", ") + ") are not affected.");
}

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16 Oct 2020 00:00Current
5.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.5
CVSS 25
EPSS0.0025
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