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Status published
Critical
CVE-2009-0216
GE Fanuc iFIX 5.0 and earlier relies on client-side authentication...
Vulnerability Description
GE Fanuc iFIX 5.0 and earlier relies on client-side authentication involving a weakly encrypted local password file, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and start privileged server login sessions by recovering a password or by using a modified program module.
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.securityfocus.com/bid/33739
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/310355
- http://www.mcgrewsecurity.com/2009/02/10/ge-fanuc-releases-info-on-ifix-vulnerabilities-vu-310355/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48691
- http://support.gefanuc.com/support/index?page=kbchannel&id=S:KB13253&actp=search
Affected Vendor
ge fanuc
View all reports →Affected Software
ifix
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.0, 2.2, 2.5, 2.6, 2.21, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 13th, 2009
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.