Vulnerabilities > CVE-2006-3896 - Authentication Bypass vulnerability in NeoScale Systems CryptoStor Tape 700 Series Appliance SmartCard
Attack vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK Attack complexity
MEDIUM Privileges required
SINGLE Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL Integrity impact
PARTIAL Availability impact
PARTIAL Summary
The NeoScale Systems CryptoStor 700 series appliance before 2.6 relies on client-side ActiveX code for smartcard authentication, which allows remote attackers to bypass smartcard authentication, and gain access if able to present a valid username and password, by disabling ActiveX.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware | 1 |