Oracle Solaris 8, 9, and 10 stores back-out patch files (undo.Z) unencrypted with world-readable permissions under /var/sadm/pkg/, which allows local users to obtain password hashes and conduct brute force password guessing attacks.
Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of credentials.
Link | Tags |
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2011-301950.html | |
http://secunia.com/advisories/44047 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/648244 | third party advisory us government resource |
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66579 | vdb entry |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47171 | vdb entry |
http://osvdb.org/71646 | vdb entry |
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0882 | vdb entry vendor advisory |