CVE-2009-0216 describes a critical vulnerability in GE Fanuc iFIX 5.0 and earlier, where client-side authentication relies on a weakly encrypted local password file. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass security measures and initiate privileged server login sessions by recovering or manipulating passwords. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability poses a severe risk, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ge_fanuc:ifix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ge_fanuc:ifix:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ge_fanuc:ifix:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ge_fanuc:ifix:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ge_fanuc:ifix:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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