DameWare NT Utilities Authentication Credentials Persistence Weakness

low Nessus Plugin ID 18117

Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains an application that is affected by an information disclosure issue.

Description

According to its version number, the copy of DameWare NT Utilities installed on the remote host allows a local user to recover authentication credentials because it stores sensitive information such as username, password, remote user, and remote hostname in memory as plaintext.

Solution

Upgrade to DameWare NT Utilities 3.80 / 4.9 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 18117

File Name: dameware_nt_utilities_credential_exposure.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 4/22/2005

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:dameware_development:dameware_nt_utilities

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/5/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1166

BID: 13200

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