CVE-2004-1942 Information disclosure in n/a
Local users can extract secure NIS map contents, such as password hashes, due to improper access restrictions in Solaris 9 patches.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-1942?
CVE-2004-1942 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Solaris 9 patches 113579-02 through 113579-05, and 114342-02 through 114342-05, prevent ypserv and ypxfrd from properly restricting access to secure NIS maps, which allows local users to use ypcat or ypmatch to extract the contents of a secure map such as passwd.adjunct.byname.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1942?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Patch Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1942?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1942 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2004-1942 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1942 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9hf7-q79j-g253.