CVE-2009-1473 describes a critical cryptographic vulnerability in the ATEN KH1516i and KN9116 IP KVM switches. The Windows and Java client programs for these devices, with specific firmware versions, improperly implement RSA cryptography during symmetric session-key negotiation. This flaw allows remote attackers to decrypt network traffic or conduct man-in-the-middle attacks by repeating client-side calculations. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating maximum severity with network-based attacks, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical nature, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.063CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:aten:kh1516i_ip_kvm_switch:1.0.063:-:java_client:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.063CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:aten:kh1516i_ip_kvm_switch:1.0.063:-:windows_client:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.104CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:aten:kn9116_ip_kvm_switch:1.1.104:-:java_client:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.104CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:aten:kn9116_ip_kvm_switch:1.1.104:-:windows_client:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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