CVE-2016-5709
CVSS V2 Low 1.9
CVSS V3 Medium 4.7
Description
SolarWinds Virtualization Manager 6.3.1 and earlier uses weak encryption to store passwords in /etc/shadow, which allows local users with superuser privileges to obtain user passwords via a brute force attack.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-5709
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2016-06-24T17:59:03
- Last Modified Date
- 2016-11-30T03:07:08
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:virtualization_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 6.3.1 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 1.9
- Severity
- LOW
- Exploitability Score
- 3.4
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 4.7
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5709 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5709 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 10:03:20 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 10:02:45 | 2016-06-24T17:59Z | 2016-06-24T17:59:03 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 10:02:45 | 2016-11-30T03:07:08 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 10:02:45 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |