Medium severity · published Jun 24, 2016
CVE-2016-5709
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…
4.7
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 73% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VM
Virtualization Manager · Solarwinds
through 6.3.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5709
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5709
packetstormsecurity.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137525/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6.3.1-Weak-Crypto.html
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/38
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