VDB-88895 · Nessus 11948 · SBV-3226

Avotus MM Service /etc/passwd information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Avotus MM Service. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /etc/passwd. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Avotus MM Service (affected version not known). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file /etc/passwd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 01/01/1999. The exploitation is known to be difficult. 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 attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11948 (Avotus CDR mm Arbitrary File Retrieval), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (11948) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3226†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Avotus

Name

MM Service

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 11948
Nessus Name: Avotus CDR mm Arbitrary File Retrieval
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/01/1999 🔍
01/01/1999 +0 days 🔍
12/11/2003 +1805 days 🔍
12/18/2003 +7 days 🔍
07/10/2016 +4588 days 🔍
09/01/2022 +2244 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-88895
Vulnerability Center: 3226 - The Avotus MM Service Sends the File Etc/Passwd Across the Network, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2016 23:27
Updated: 09/01/2022 09:48
Changes: 07/10/2016 23:27 (34), 02/21/2019 12:39 (12), 09/01/2022 09:48 (2)
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