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TITLE:
NetScout Visualizer / InfiniStream Security Bypass

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA30514

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30514/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
NetScout Visualizer
http://secunia.com/product/19033/
Network General InfiniStream i1730
http://secunia.com/product/19035/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in NetScout Visualizer and
InfiniStream, which can be exploited by malicious users to perform
certain actions with escalated privileges.

The vulnerability is caused due to improper access restrictions to
certain administrative pages in the web interface. This can be
exploited to access administrative functions by directly accessing
the URL of such pages.

The vulnerability is reported in Visualizer V2100 and Network General
InfiniStream i1730.

SOLUTION:
Grant only trusted users access to affected system.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
jgrove_2000

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-06/0068.html

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