Description
EMC Legato NetWorker, Sun Solstice Backup 6.0 and 6.1, and StorEdge Enterprise Backup 7.0 through 7.2 rely on AUTH_UNIX authentication, which relies on user ID for authentication and allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges by spoofing a username or UID.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.5/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16464Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16470Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014713Patch
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101886-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/606857Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.legato.com/support/websupport/product_alerts/081605_NW_authentication.htmPatch
- http://www.osvdb.org/18800
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14582Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21887
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16464Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16470Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014713Patch
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101886-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/606857Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.legato.com/support/websupport/product_alerts/081605_NW_authentication.htmPatch
- http://www.osvdb.org/18800
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14582Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21887
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 23, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified