CVE-2005-1760 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read proxy passwords from sysreport output, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2005-1760?
CVE-2005-1760 is a high-severity vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 14 Jun 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
sysreport 1.3.15 and earlier includes contents of the up2date file in a report, which leaks the password for a proxy server in plaintext and allows local users to gain privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1760?
It affects 4 products.
Linux distribution packages (4)
sysreport Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:1.3.7.2-6 |
sysreport Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:1.3.7.2-6 |
sysreport Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:1.3.7.2-6 |
sysreport Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:1.3.7.2-6 |
Products include Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Linux Advanced Workstation, Redhat Sysreport.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1760?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2005-1760 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1760 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-wfhc-fw4h-r7ww, RHSA-2005:502.