CVE-2005-0357

Description

EMC Legato NetWorker, Sun Solstice Backup 6.0 and 6.1, and StorEdge Enterprise Backup 7.0 through 7.2 rely on AUTH_UNIX authentication, which relies on user ID for authentication and allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges by spoofing a username or UID.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 17.71% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/16470	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16464	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/18800	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014713	vdb entry patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14582	vdb entry patch
http://www.legato.com/support/websupport/product_alerts/081605_NW_authentication.htm	patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101886-1	patch vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21887	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/606857	us government resource third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0357?: CVE-2005-0357 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0357?: To fix CVE-2005-0357, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0357 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0357 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~18% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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