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7.5
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CVE Published
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CVE-2004-1942

First published: Mon Apr 19 2004(Updated: )

The Solaris 9 patches 113579-02 through 113579-05, and 114342-02 through 114342-05, prevent ypserv and ypxfrd from properly restricting access to secure NIS maps, which allows local users to use ypcat or ypmatch to extract the contents of a secure map such as passwd.adjunct.byname.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Sun Patch Manager=113579-03
Sun Patch Manager=113579-02
Sun Patch Manager=114342-04
Sun Patch Manager=113579-05
Sun Patch Manager=114342-03
Sun Patch Manager=114342-02
Sun Patch Manager=113579-04
Sun Patch Manager=114342-05

Remedy

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57554-1

Remedy

http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-144.shtml

Remedy

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10261

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2004-1942?

    CVE-2004-1942 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential exposure of sensitive information from secure NIS maps.

  • How do I fix CVE-2004-1942?

    To mitigate CVE-2004-1942, apply the appropriate patches for Sun Patch Manager versions as listed in the vulnerability report.

  • What systems are affected by CVE-2004-1942?

    CVE-2004-1942 affects Solaris 9 with specific versions of the Sun Patch Manager.

  • What can attackers achieve with CVE-2004-1942?

    Attackers can exploit CVE-2004-1942 to retrieve sensitive data from secure NIS maps, such as password information.

  • Is CVE-2004-1942 a local or remote vulnerability?

    CVE-2004-1942 is a local vulnerability, allowing local users to exploit the system.

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