# CVE-2009-4409: The (1) CHAP and (2) MS-CHAP-V2 authentication capabilities in the PPP Access Concentrator (PPPAC) function in Internet Initiative Japan SEI

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-12-23 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The (1) CHAP and (2) MS-CHAP-V2 authentication capabilities in the PPP Access Concentrator (PPPAC) function in Internet Initiative Japan SEIL/B1 firmware 1.00 through 2.52 use the same challenge for each authentication attempt, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a replay attack.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/37628
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37293
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN49602378/index.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/61118
- http://www.seil.jp/seilseries/security/2009/a00697.php
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2009/JVNDB-2009-000079.html

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