CVE-2012-6596

Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS 4.0.x before 4.0.9 and 4.1.x before 4.1.3 stores cleartext LDAP bind passwords in authd.log, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading this file, aka Ref ID 35493.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2012-6596
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2012-6596

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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	cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:4.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:4.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:4.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:4.0.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:4.0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:4.0.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:4.0.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:4.0.8:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:4.1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:4.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:paloaltonetworks:pan-os:4.1.2:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2013-08-31 17:55

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51

NVD link : CVE-2012-6596

Mitre link : CVE-2012-6596

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-6596

JSON object : View

Products Affected

paloaltonetworks

pan-os

CWE

CWE-255

Credentials Management Errors

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