Unscored CVE-2002-1676 EUVD-2002-1657GHSA-gm77-rmm2-2226

BindView NetInventory 1.0, when used with NetRC 1.0, allows local users to read sensitive information (passwords) by deleting the HOSTCFG._…

Published Jun 21, 2005 · Updated Aug 8, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

BindView NetInventory 1.0, when used with NetRC 1.0, allows local users to read sensitive information (passwords) by deleting the HOSTCFG._NI file and forcing an audit, which rewrites the HOSTCFG._NI to HOSTCFG.INI and stores the passwords in cleartext until the audit is complete.

References

3957 vdb-entry
20020213 RE: BindView NetInventory NetRC hostcfg_ni password passed in cle ar text mailing-list
bindview-netinventory-plaintext-password(7992) vdb-entry
20020124 BindView NetInventory NetRC hostcfg_ni password passed in clear t ext mailing-list