CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-3316

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The installation of ON Symantec Discovery 4.5.x and Symantec Discovery 6.0 creates the (1) DiscoveryWeb and (2) DiscoveryRO database accounts with null passwords, which could allow attackers to gain privileges or prevent Discovery from running by setting another password.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential unauthorized access to databases by attackers, which could lead to data confidentiality breaches or disruption of the Discovery service.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately set strong, non-empty passwords for the DiscoveryWeb and DiscoveryRO accounts and verify the configuration after installation.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The installation of ON Symantec Discovery 4.5.x and Symantec Discovery 6.0 creates the (1) DiscoveryWeb and (2) DiscoveryRO database accounts with null passwords, which could allow attackers to gain privileges or prevent Discovery from running by setting another password.

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