CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-1760

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Vulnerability in sysreport version 1.3.15 and earlier causes the contents of the up2date file to be included in a report, leaking the proxy server password in plaintext. A local user can exploit this information to gain elevated privileges.

Risk Assessment

The organization is at risk of leaking sensitive proxy server credentials, which could enable unauthorized network access and privilege escalation by local users.

Recommendation

Immediately update sysreport to a version later than 1.3.15 that fixes this vulnerability. Additionally, change the proxy server password and store it securely.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

sysreport 1.3.15 and earlier includes contents of the up2date file in a report, which leaks the password for a proxy server in plaintext and allows local users to gain privileges.

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