SHOUTcast Server Web administrative password is stored in plain text
| shoutcast-admin-password-plaintext (10895) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
SHOUTcast Server stores the Web administrative password in the sc_serv.conf configuration file in plain text. A local attacker could recover this password to gain administrative access to the SHOUTcast Server through the Web administration interface.
Platforms Affected:
- Nullsoft, SHOUTcast Server
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri, 20 Aug 1999 02:19:39 -0700 , Winamp SHOUTcast server: Gain Administrator Password at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/1999-q3/0552.html.
- SHOUTcast Web site, nullsoft SHOUTcast at http://www.shoutcast.com/.
- CVE-1999-1561: Nullsoft SHOUTcast server stores the administrative password in plaintext in a configuration file (sc_serv.conf), which could allow a local user to gain administrative privileges on the server.
Reported:
Aug 20, 1999
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