What is the severity of CVE-2009-0171?

CVE-2009-0171 is considered a critical vulnerability due to the potential for remote attackers to gain root access.

How do I fix CVE-2009-0171?

To remediate CVE-2009-0171, ensure that the manufacturing root password is changed immediately and access is restricted.

What are the affected devices for CVE-2009-0171?

CVE-2009-0171 affects the Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000 and M5000 servers within a specific range of serial numbers.

What impact does CVE-2009-0171 have on affected systems?

CVE-2009-0171 allows remote attackers to perform a root login and possibly execute unauthorized commands on affected servers.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2009-0171?

There is no specific patch for CVE-2009-0171; mitigation involves changing the root password and tightening access controls.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2009-0171

critical

CWE

264

16/1/2009

13/6/2011

CVE-2009-0171

First published: Fri Jan 16 2009(Updated: )

The Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000 and M5000 Server, within a certain range of serial numbers, allows remote attackers to use the manufacturing root password, perform a root login to the eXtended System Control Facility Unit (aka XSCFU or Service Processor), and have unspecified other impact.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Sun Sparc Enterprise Server	=m5000
Sun Sparc Enterprise Server	=m4000

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0171?
CVE-2009-0171 is considered a critical vulnerability due to the potential for remote attackers to gain root access.
How do I fix CVE-2009-0171?
To remediate CVE-2009-0171, ensure that the manufacturing root password is changed immediately and access is restricted.
What are the affected devices for CVE-2009-0171?
CVE-2009-0171 affects the Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000 and M5000 servers within a specific range of serial numbers.
What impact does CVE-2009-0171 have on affected systems?
CVE-2009-0171 allows remote attackers to perform a root login and possibly execute unauthorized commands on affected servers.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2009-0171?
There is no specific patch for CVE-2009-0171; mitigation involves changing the root password and tightening access controls.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0171?
CVE-2009-0171 is considered a critical vulnerability due to the potential for remote attackers to gain root access.
How do I fix CVE-2009-0171?
To remediate CVE-2009-0171, ensure that the manufacturing root password is changed immediately and access is restricted.
What are the affected devices for CVE-2009-0171?
CVE-2009-0171 affects the Sun SPARC Enterprise M4000 and M5000 servers within a specific range of serial numbers.
What impact does CVE-2009-0171 have on affected systems?
CVE-2009-0171 allows remote attackers to perform a root login and possibly execute unauthorized commands on affected servers.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2009-0171?
There is no specific patch for CVE-2009-0171; mitigation involves changing the root password and tightening access controls.