Description
Oracle Solaris 8, 9, and 10 stores back-out patch files (undo.Z) unencrypted with world-readable permissions under /var/sadm/pkg/, which allows local users to obtain password hashes and conduct brute force password guessing attacks.
References
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2011-301950.html
- 44047 third-party-advisory
- VU#648244 third-party-advisory
- solaris-password-info-disclosure(66579) vdb-entry
- 47171 vdb-entry
- 71646 vdb-entry
- ADV-2011-0882 vdb-entry