5947 : SCO TermVision Password Storage Weak Encryption
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
1999-03-31

Description

SCO TermVision contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized password exposure. TermVision is configured by default to store passwords in a local file using weak encryption. It is possible for a user with access to the local machine to retrieve the file and trivially decrypt it, which may lead to a loss of confidentiality.

Classification

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

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.2 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. It is also possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workaround(s): configure TermVision to prompt for passwords.

Products

SCO Group, Inc.

TermVision

2.1

References

CVE ID: 1999-0476 (see also: NVD)
ISS X-Force ID: 2063
Other Advisory URL: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=92291895201492&w=2
Vendor URL: http://www.tarantella.com/products/vision/whitepapers/tvnovwp.html

Credit

JJ Gray - nexuspatrol.i-way.co.uk -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.2
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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