What is the severity of CVE-2007-6505?

CVE-2007-6505 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its exploitation potential and impact on auditing processes.

How does CVE-2007-6505 affect Solaris 9?

CVE-2007-6505 allows non-root users to generate audit records with an audit-ID of 0, complicating detection and forensics.

What versions of Solaris are affected by CVE-2007-6505?

CVE-2007-6505 affects Solaris 9 on both SPARC and x86 architectures.

How can I mitigate CVE-2007-6505?

Mitigation for CVE-2007-6505 includes applying the latest security patches provided by Oracle for Solaris 9.

Is CVE-2007-6505 a zero-day exploit?

CVE-2007-6505 is not a zero-day exploit as it has been publicly disclosed and documented since 2007.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2007-6505

low

3.5

CWE

20/12/2007

7/8/2024

CVE-2007-6505

First published: Thu Dec 20 2007(Updated: )

Solaris 9, with Solaris Auditing enabled and certain patches for sshd installed, can generate audit records with an audit-ID of 0 even when the user logging into ssh is not root, which makes it easier for attackers to avoid detection and can make it more difficult to conduct forensics activities.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Oracle Solaris SPARC	=9
Oracle Solaris SPARC	=9

Remedy

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6505?
CVE-2007-6505 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its exploitation potential and impact on auditing processes.
How does CVE-2007-6505 affect Solaris 9?
CVE-2007-6505 allows non-root users to generate audit records with an audit-ID of 0, complicating detection and forensics.
What versions of Solaris are affected by CVE-2007-6505?
CVE-2007-6505 affects Solaris 9 on both SPARC and x86 architectures.
How can I mitigate CVE-2007-6505?
Mitigation for CVE-2007-6505 includes applying the latest security patches provided by Oracle for Solaris 9.
Is CVE-2007-6505 a zero-day exploit?
CVE-2007-6505 is not a zero-day exploit as it has been publicly disclosed and documented since 2007.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6505?
CVE-2007-6505 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its exploitation potential and impact on auditing processes.
How does CVE-2007-6505 affect Solaris 9?
CVE-2007-6505 allows non-root users to generate audit records with an audit-ID of 0, complicating detection and forensics.
What versions of Solaris are affected by CVE-2007-6505?
CVE-2007-6505 affects Solaris 9 on both SPARC and x86 architectures.
How can I mitigate CVE-2007-6505?
Mitigation for CVE-2007-6505 includes applying the latest security patches provided by Oracle for Solaris 9.
Is CVE-2007-6505 a zero-day exploit?
CVE-2007-6505 is not a zero-day exploit as it has been publicly disclosed and documented since 2007.