Description
SolarWinds Virtualization Manager 6.3.1 and earlier uses weak encryption to store passwords in /etc/shadow, which allows local users with superuser privileges to obtain user passwords via a brute force attack.
Published: 2016-06-24
Score: 4.7 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-6648 SolarWinds Virtualization Manager 6.3.1 and earlier uses weak encryption to store passwords in /etc/shadow, which allows local users with superuser privileges to obtain user passwords via a brute force attack.
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Solarwinds Virtualization Manager
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:07:59.990Z

Reserved: 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-5709

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Status : Modified

Published: 2016-06-24T17:59:03.567

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-5709

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