CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-2004

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In SUSE LINUX 9.1 Personal edition Live CD, the root account is configured without a password, allowing remote attackers to gain privileges via SSH.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely log in as root without authentication, gaining full control over the system.

Recommendation

Immediately set a strong password for the root account or disable remote SSH access to the Live CD system.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Live CD in SUSE LINUX 9.1 Personal edition is configured without a password for root, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges via SSH.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS