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TITLE:
CoSoSys Endpoint Protector EPProot Predictable Password Security
Issue

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA50604

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RELEASE DATE:
2012-09-18

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DESCRIPTION:
A security issue has been reported in CoSoSys Endpoint Protector,
which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct brute-force
attacks.

The security issue is caused due to the appliance generating
predictable passwords for the EPProot account and can be exploited to
gain knowledge of the password via brute-force attacks.

SOLUTION:
No official solution is currently available.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
US-CERT credits Christopher Campbell.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
US-CERT VU#591667:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/591667

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