[SA19077] M4 Project enigma-suite Default Account Password Weakness

TITLE:
M4 Project enigma-suite Default Account Password Weakness

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA19077

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19077/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass

WHERE:
Local system

SOFTWARE:
M4 Project enigma-suite 0.x
http://secunia.com/product/8470/

DESCRIPTION:
A weakness has been reported in M4 Project enigma-suite, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security
restrictions.

The weakness is caused due to the enigma-suite installation script
adding a new user to the Windows XP system using a fixed username and
password ("enigma-client" / "nominal"). This can be exploited to gain
access to the system.

The weakness has been reported in versions prior to 0.73.3 and
affects only the Windows version.

SOLUTION:
Existing users should follow the vendor's instructions to change the
password.
http://www.bytereef.org/howto/m4-project/changepasswd-bgtask.html

New users should edit the "eclient-XP-Pro-install.bat" file to change
the default password before installation.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.bytereef.org/m4-project-blog.html

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