CVE-2006-1782 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can obtain the LDAP root password by exploiting insecure command-line argument handling in Solaris LDAP utilities.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-1782?
CVE-2006-1782 is a low-severity vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 13 Apr 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Solaris 8 and 9 allows local users to obtain the LDAP Directory Server root Distinguished Name (rootDN) password when a privileged user (1) runs idsconfig; or "insecurely" runs LDAP2 commands with the -w option, including (2) ldapadd, (3) ldapdelete, (4) ldapmodify, (5) ldapmodrdn, and (6) ldapsearch.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1782?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1782?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1782 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-1782 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1782 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4rrr-pc4c-p38g.