17620 : Dominion SX /etc/shadow Permission Weakness Hashed Password Disclosure
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2005-06-29

Description

Dominion SX contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized information disclosure. The issue is due to the /etc/shadow file having world-readable permissions by default, which will disclose the root user's password hash resulting in a loss of confidentiality.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Public

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Raritan has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Raritan Computer Inc.
Dominion SX
2.2.11

References

Credit

  • Dirk Wetter -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.6
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-07-06 | Disagree?

Access_vector_0 Access_complexity_2 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_1 Integrity_impact_1 Availability_impact_1

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