Sun ONE Application Server Plaintext Password Vulnerability

BID:7712

Info

Sun ONE Application Server Plaintext Password Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 7712
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2003-0414
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: May 27 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 10:06PM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability has been credited to "SPI Labs" <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Sun ONE Application Server 7.0 Standard Edition
Sun ONE Application Server 7.0 Platform Edition
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Sun ONE Application Server Plaintext Password Vulnerability

A problem with the Sun ONE Application Server could make unauthorized access to credentials possible.

It has been reported that a problem exists in the method used for the storage of passwords by Sun ONE Application Server. This could lead to local users gaining unauthorized access to passwords, and potentially unauthorized access to the Sun ONE administrative server.

It should be noted that although this vulnerability has been reported to affect Sun ONE Application Server version 7.0 on Windows platforms, previous versions might also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Sun ONE Application Server Plaintext Password Vulnerability

There is no exploit required.

Solution / Fix

Sun ONE Application Server Plaintext Password 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]>.

References

Sun ONE Application Server Plaintext Password Vulnerability

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