LAM/MPI Runtime For Mandrake Linux Insecure Account Creation Vulnerability

BID:13431

Info

LAM/MPI Runtime For Mandrake Linux Insecure Account Creation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 13431
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2005-1379
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Apr 28 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 02:06PM
Credit: Discovery of this issue is credited to Scott Grayban <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: MandrakeSoft lam-runtime-7.0.6-2mdk
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

LAM/MPI Runtime For Mandrake Linux Insecure Account Creation Vulnerability

The LAM/MPI Runtime environment for Mandrake Linux is prone to an insecure account creation vulnerability. The package creates an account 'mpi' without a corresponding password during installation.

Exploit / POC

LAM/MPI Runtime For Mandrake Linux Insecure Account Creation Vulnerability

No exploit is required.

Solution / Fix

LAM/MPI Runtime For Mandrake Linux Insecure Account Creation Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

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LAM/MPI Runtime For Mandrake Linux Insecure Account Creation Vulnerability

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