BMC Patrol Agent frames poorly protected
| bmc-patrol-frames (2075) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
A weakness in the algorithm used to seal BMC Patrol Agent frames as they are exchanged could allow a spoofing system to be trivially created. This could allow unauthorized access to the agent.
Platforms Affected:
- BMC, Patrol Agent 3.2.3
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 29, 2008.
Consequences:
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri, 9 Apr 1999 12:46:33 +0200, Patrol security bugs at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/1999_2/0092.html.
- CVE-1999-0801: BMC Patrol allows remote attackers to gain access to an agent by spoofing frames.
Reported:
Apr 09, 1999
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