McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator could allow an attacker to obtain MSDE SA password

epolicy-msde-obtain-password (12787) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. By sending a specially-crafted HTTP request to the server, a remote attacker, from within the affected network, could obtain the server configuration file, which contains the encrypted Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (MSDE) systems administrator password. The attacker could decrypt this password, which could then be used to launch further attacks against the affected system.


Consequences:

Obtain Information

Remedy:

Apply the appropriate patches for your system, as listed in Network Associates Security Bulletin 07/31/03. See References.

References:

  • @stake Inc. Security Advisory A073103-1: ePolicy Orchestrator multiple vulnerabilities.
  • Network Associates Security Bulletin 07/31/03: ePolicy Orchestrator vulnerabilities.
  • BID-8319: McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator MSDE SA Account Information Disclosure Vulnerability
  • CVE-2003-0148: The default installation of MSDE via McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 2.0 through 3.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a series of steps that (1) obtain the database administrator username and encrypted password in a configuration file from the ePO server using a certain request, (2) crack the password due to weak cryptography, and (3) use the password to pass commands through xp_cmdshell.
  • OSVDB ID: 2351: McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator MSDE SA Account Compromise

Platforms Affected:

  • McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 2.0
  • McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 2.5
  • McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 2.5 SP1
  • McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 2.5.1
  • McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 3.0

Reported:

Jul 31, 2003

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