Sun Solaris 8.0 Web-Based Enterprise Management cleartext storage

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Solaris 8.0. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Web-Based Enterprise Management. The manipulation leads to cleartext storage. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-1999-0982. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Sun Solaris 8.0 (Operating System). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Web-Based Enterprise Management. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext storage vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-312. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Sun Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) installation script stores a password in plaintext in a world readable file.

The weakness was released 12/05/1999. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0982. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1555 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-15045. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cleartext storage
CWE: CWE-312 / CWE-310
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/05/1999 🔍
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06/22/2014 +5313 days 🔍
04/19/2026 +4319 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0982 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0982
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15041
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2014 15:44
Updated: 04/19/2026 22:45
Changes: 06/22/2014 15:44 (38), 05/22/2018 09:18 (10), 04/19/2026 22:45 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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