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Status published
Medium
CVE-2008-1618
The PPTP VPN service in Watchguard Firebox before 10, when...
Vulnerability Description
The PPTP VPN service in Watchguard Firebox before 10, when performing the MS-CHAPv2 authentication handshake, generates different error codes depending on whether the username is valid or invalid, which allows remote attackers to enumerate valid usernames.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.mwrinfosecurity.com/publications/mwri_watchguard-firebox-pptp-vpn-user-enumeration-advisory_2008-04-04.pdf
- http://www.osvdb.org/44218
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1152/references
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28619
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41683
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29708
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019796
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
4.9, 5.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 7th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.