Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:2065
Revision Date:2005-02-23Version:16
Title:Kerberos Client Plaintext Password Vulnerability
Description:Solaris 9, when configured as a Kerberos client with patch 112908-12 or 115168-03 and using pam_krb5 as an "auth" module with the debug feature enabled, records passwords in plaintext, which could allow local users to gain other user's passwords by reading log files.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2004-0653
Platform(s):Sun Solaris 9
Product(s):pam_krb5
Definition Synopsis
  • Software section
  • Solaris 9 Installed
  • AND Kerberos 5 installed
  • AND NOT Patch 112908-13 or later installed
  • AND Patch 112908-12 installed
  • AND Configuration section
  • /etc/pam.conf is configured to use pam_krb5 as an 'auth' module and the debug feature of pam_krb5 is enabled
  • AND /etc/krb5/krb5.conf is configured with a kerberos domain
  • AND /etc/syslog.conf is configured to log "debug" level messages for at least daemon
  • BACK