Description
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.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2011-301950.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/44047
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/648244
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66579
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47171
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/71646
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0882
Scores
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
20.5%
Details
CWE
CWE-255
Status
published
Products (3)
sun/sunos
5.8
sun/sunos
5.9
sun/sunos
5.10
Published
Apr 19, 2011
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026