Sawmill creates AdminPassword file with insecure default permissions
| sawmill-admin-password-insecure (8173) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Sawmill stores the AdminPassword with world-readable and world-writeable permissions. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overwrite or delete the AdminPassword file or use it to gain unauthorized access to Sawmill pages.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Sawmill (6.2.15 or later), available from the Sawmill Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Feb 11 2002 - 14:27:26 CST: Vulnerability in Sawmill for Solaris v. 6.2.14.
- Sawmill Web site: Sawmill Version History.
- Sawmill Web site: Welcome to Sawmill.
- BID-4077: Sawmill AdminPassword Insecure Default Permissions Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-0265: Sawmill for Solaris 6.2.14 and earlier creates the AdminPassword file with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying the file.
Platforms Affected:
- Flowerfire Sawmill 6.2.14
Reported:
Feb 11, 2002
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