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TITLE:
Cisco Security Agent LDAP Authentication Bypass

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA22684

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22684/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Cisco Security Agent (CSA) 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/12423/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Cisco Security Agent Management
Center (CSAMC), which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass
certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the authentication
process when the CSAMC is configured to use an external LDAP server
for authentication. This can be exploited by an attacker to gain
administrative access to the CSAMC application by providing a valid
administrator username and a zero-lenght password.

The vulnerability is reported in version 5.1 prior to Hotfix
5.1.0.79.

SOLUTION:
Apply Hotfix 5.1.0.79

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a00807726f7.shtml

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