CVE-2016-5709

4.7MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Solarwinds
Status
Virtualization Manager
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 June 2016

Summary

SolarWinds Virtualization Manager 6.3.1 and earlier uses weak encryption to store passwords in /etc/shadow, which allows local users with superuser privileges to obtain user passwords via a brute force attack.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137525/Solarwinds-Vi...
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http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/38
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.7
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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