Compaq Insight Management Agent creates an insecure account with administrator privileges
| management-pfcuser (3231) |  High Risk |
Description:
Compaq Insight Management Agent for Microsoft Windows NT, automatically creates a Windows NT account for PFCUser. An attacker could use this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to a Windows NT system.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Remove the PFCUser account from your system, or change the password for the PFCUser account as described in the Compaq Security Advisory dated September 3, 1999. See References.
References:
- Compaq Security Advisory, September 3, 1999: PFCUser account Vulnerability in the Compaq Management Agents for Servers for Microsoft Windows NT.
- NTBugTraq Mailing List, Fri, 5 Nov 1999 15:20:51 -0600: UPDATE: SSRT0620 Compaq Foundation Agents v4.40B PFCUser issues.
- NTBugTraq Mailing List, Sun, 5 Sep 1999 04:35:17 -0500: Case ID SSRT0620 - PFCUser account communication.
- NTBugTraq Mailing List, Tue, 17 Aug 1999 14:18:59 -0400: Compaq PFCUser account.
- NTBugTraq Mailing List, Wed, 15 Sep 1999 07:41:20 -0500: (I) UPDATE - PFCUser Account, Compaq Management Agents for server s for Microsoft windows NT.
- CVE-1999-0508: An account on a router, firewall, or other network device has a default, null, blank, or missing password.
- CVE-1999-1355: BMC Patrol component, when installed with Compaq Insight Management Agent 4.23 and earlier, or Management Agents for Servers 4.40 and earlier, creates a PFCUser account with a default password and potentially dangerous privileges.
Platforms Affected:
- Compaq Insight Management Agent
Reported:
Aug 17, 1999
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