Sun Solaris 8.0 pam_ldap Password improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Sun Solaris 8.0. This affects an unknown part of the component pam_ldap. Such manipulation of the argument Password leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2001-0269. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Sun Solaris 8.0 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component pam_ldap. 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. CVE summarizes:

pam_ldap authentication module in Solaris 8 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a NULL password.

The weakness was shared 02/17/2001 by David Caleb as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0269. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/29/2018). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6440) and OSVDB (6030†). The entry VDB-16630 is related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/17/2001 🔍
05/03/2001 +74 days 🔍
04/09/2004 +1071 days 🔍
07/03/2014 +3737 days 🔍
05/29/2018 +1426 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: David Caleb
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0269 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0269
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16634
X-Force: 6440 - Sun Solaris pam_ldap module allows attackers to bypass authentication
OSVDB: 6030 - Solaris pam_ldap Authentication Module NULL Password Bypass

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 17:29
Updated: 05/29/2018 10:27
Changes: 07/03/2014 17:29 (58), 05/29/2018 10:27 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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