PT-2016-2288 · Solarwinds · Solarwinds Virtualization Manager

Nate Kettlewell · Published 2016-06-24 · Updated 2016-11-30 · CVE-2016-5709

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.7

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SolarWinds Virtualization Manager versions 6.3.1 and earlier

Description The issue exists due to weak encryption used for storing passwords. This allows a local attacker to obtain user passwords using a brute force attack. The estimated number of potentially affected devices is not specified.

Recommendations For SolarWinds Virtualization Manager versions 6.3.1 and earlier, consider restricting access to the /etc/shadow file to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, limit local user privileges with superuser access to reduce the potential for brute force attacks on stored passwords.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01677

CVE-2016-5709

Affected Products

Solarwinds Virtualization Manager

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5709 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01677 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5709 · Security Note
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/38 · Note
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137525/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6.3.1-Weak-Crypto.html · Note