HP OpenVMS audit log file information disclosure
| openvms-auditlogfile-information-disclosure (28695) |  Low Risk |
Description:
HP OpenVMS could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a vulnerability in the SYS$LOADABLE_IMAGES:NET$SESSION_CONTROL.EXE component. If a "network breakin" event occurs followed by a valid connection, the user's password for the valid connection is written in plaintext to the audit log file. A local administrator could exploit this vulnerability to obtain user passwords.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 1.2 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | .9 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Apply the patch for this vulnerability (AXP_DNVOSIECO03-V732.PCSI-DCX_AXPEXE), available from the HP FTP site. See References.
References:
- ECO SUMMARY INFORMATION: AXP_DNVOSIECO03-V732.PCSI-DCX_AXPEXE.
- HP FTP site: Index of ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/alpha/V7.3-2/.
- BID-19783: HP OpenVMS Local Password Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-4537: NET$SESSION_CONTROL.EXE in DECnet-Plus in OpenVMS ALPHA 7.3-2 and Alpha 8.2 writes a password to an audit log file when there is a successful connection after a network breakin event, which allows local users to obtain passwords by reading the file.
- OSVDB ID: 28272: OpenVMS NET$SESSION_CONTROL Module Cleartext Password Local Disclosure
- SA21705: OpenVMS Session Control Password Disclosure Security Issue
- SA23632: OpenVMS Audit Logfile Password Exposure
- SECTRACK ID: 1016772: OpenVMS `SESSION_CONTROL.EXE` May Disclose a Password to Administrators via the Audit Log
- SECTRACK ID: 1017472: OpenVMS SESSION_CONTROL.EXE Bug May Disclose Passwords to Local Users in Certain Cases
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3423: HP OpenVMS Net Session Control Audit Log File Password Disclosure Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- HP OpenVMS Alpha 7.3-2
- HP OpenVMS Alpha 8.2
Reported:
Aug 31, 2006
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