Brute-force attack in HPE IceWall products

1) Improper control of interaction frequency

EUVDB-ID: #VU100994

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-11856

CWE-ID: CWE-799 - Improper Control of Interaction Frequency

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform brute-force attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when handling limits on unsuccessful login attempts. A remote attacker can perform a brute-force attack and gain unauthorized access to the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website:

https://www.hpe.com/jp/icewall_patchaccess

Vulnerable software versions

IceWall Gen11 certd module for Windows: All versions

IceWall Gen11 certd for RHEL 7, RHEL 8 and RHEL 9: All versions

IceWall SSO 10.0 certd for HP-UX: All versions

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:hewlett_packard_enterprise_development_lp:icewall_gen11_certd_module_for_windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:hpe:icewall_gen11_certd_for_rhel_7_rhel_8_and_rhel_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:hpe:icewall_sso_10_0_certd_for_hp-ux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=hpesbmu04762en_us

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.