Sun Solaris 2.5.1/2.6/7.0/8.0 Authentication Password improper authentication
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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9.6 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Sun Solaris 2.5.1/2.6/7.0/8.0 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown part of the component Authentication. The manipulation of the argument Password
with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
a unix account has a default null blank or missing password.
The weakness was disclosed 03/01/1998. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0502. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/02/2019). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.Due to its background and reception, this vulnerability has a historic impact.
It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70565 (Default Password (netoptics) for 'admin' Account), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Default Unix Accounts and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38259 (SSH User Login Bruteforced).
It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting .
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (70565). The entries 32744, 79855 and 79856 are pretty similar.
Affected
- HP HP-UX 10.20/11.00
- Red Hat Linux 6.0
- Sun Solaris 2.6/7.0/8.0
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- end of life
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6
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Exploiting
Class: Improper authenticationCWE: CWE-287
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 70565
Nessus Name: Default Password (netoptics) for 'admin' Account
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OpenVAS ID: 11000
OpenVAS Name: accounts[i]
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Saint ID: exploit_info/ssh_login
Saint Name: SSH password weakness
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MetaSploit ID: db2_auth.rb
MetaSploit Name: DB2 Authentication Brute Force Utility
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
03/01/1998 🔍03/01/1998 🔍
10/12/2006 🔍
10/23/2013 🔍
06/18/2014 🔍
05/02/2019 🔍
Sources
Vendor: oracle.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-1999-0502 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 20490 - Cisco 2700 Series Wireless Location Appliance Default Administrator Password Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 06/19/2014 00:08Updated: 05/02/2019 09:51
Changes: 06/19/2014 00:08 (63), 05/02/2019 09:51 (10)
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