Sun Solaris 2.5.1/2.6/7.0/8.0 Authentication Password improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sun Solaris 2.5.1/2.6/7.0/8.0 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Authentication. The manipulation of the argument Password leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0502. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Due to its background and reception, this vulnerability has an historic impact. It is recommended to change the configuration settings.

Detailsinfo

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 as well as a public exploit are known. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/16/2024). 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.

The exploit is available at packetstormsecurity.com. 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 databases at Exploit-DB (41694), Tenable (70565), SecurityFocus (BID 20490†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-629†). The entries VDB-32744, VDB-79855 and VDB-79856 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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 (old version)

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.2

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
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 Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Config
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Timelineinfo

03/01/1998 🔍
03/01/1998 +0 days 🔍
10/12/2006 +3147 days 🔍
10/23/2013 +2568 days 🔍
06/18/2014 +238 days 🔍
12/16/2024 +3834 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0502 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0502
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14087
SecurityFocus: 20490 - Cisco 2700 Series Wireless Location Appliance Default Administrator Password Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 629

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 00:08
Updated: 12/16/2024 06:56
Changes: 06/19/2014 00:08 (63), 05/02/2019 09:51 (10), 06/10/2024 03:38 (17), 06/17/2024 14:53 (5), 12/16/2024 06:56 (6)
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