CVE-2006-4312 describes a critical vulnerability in Cisco PIX 500 Series and ASA 5500 Series appliances, as well as Firewall Services Module (FWSM) versions, where certain conditions could cause EXEC, local user, and enable passwords to be reset to a non-random value. This flaw could lock out legitimate administrators and potentially grant unauthorized access to attackers. With a CVSS score of 6.8, it represents a high-impact local vulnerability (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) allowing complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:pix_firewall_501:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:pix_firewall_506:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:pix_firewall_515:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:pix_firewall_515e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:pix_firewall_520:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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