CVE-2011-0412

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-0412
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-04-19 19:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionOracle 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-255 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Sun Sunos 5.10 All All All
Operating System Sun Sunos 5.8 All All All
Operating System Sun Sunos 5.9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#648244 - Oracle Solaris 10 password hashes leaked through back-out patch files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
osvdb.org/71646 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Oracle Solaris CVE-2011-0412 Password Hash Local Information Disclosure Weakness af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Oracle Solaris Backout File Insecure Permissions Security Issue - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
cpuapr2011 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
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