CVE-2007-5576
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedBEA Tuxedo 8.0 before RP392 and 8.1 before RP293, and WebLogic Enterprise 5.1 before RP174, echo the password in cleartext, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information via the (1) cnsbind, (2) cnsunbind, or (3) cnsls commands.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe vulnerability allows passwords to be echoed in cleartext when using the cnsbind, cnsunbind, or cnsls commands in BEA Tuxedo 8.0 before RP392, 8.1 before RP293, and WebLogic Enterprise 5.1 before RP174. Physically proximate attackers can obtain sensitive credential information by observing the displayed plaintext passwords.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 8.0= 8.1= 8.1= 9.2= 5.1= 6.1= 7.0= 7.0.0.1= 8.1= 9.0= 9.1= 9.2= 8.1= 9.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
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Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed BEA Tuxedo versionRun 'tpversion' or check the Tuxedo installation directory for version information. On Unix systems, check /tuxedo_version or the installation logs. On Windows, check the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BEA\Tuxedo or the installation path.Affected if Version is 8.0 or 8.1 and the RP (rollup patch) level is below RP392 for 8.0 or RP293 for 8.1
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Identify installed WebLogic Enterprise versionCheck the WebLogic installation directory for version files, or run the WebLogic version command if available. Look for files named version.txt or similar in the BEA directory.Affected if Version is WebLogic Enterprise 5.1 and the RP level is below RP174
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Determine if cns commands are in useSearch the system for the cnsbind, cnsunbind, or cnsls executables. These are typically found in the Tuxedo bin directory (for example, $TUXDIR/bin). Check if these commands are referenced in any scripts, cron jobs, or documentation.Affected if The cnsbind, cnsunbind, or cnsls commands are present and used in the environment
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Check if passwords are entered interactively with these commandsReview any automation scripts or procedures that use cnsbind, cnsunbind, or cnsls. Observe whether these commands prompt for passwords interactively during normal operations.Affected if Users run cnsbind, cnsunbind, or cnsls interactively and passwords are entered at the command prompt
A user is affected if they run BEA Tuxedo 8.0 before RP392, Tuxedo 8.1 before RP293, or WebLogic Enterprise 5.1 before RP174, and use the cnsbind, cnsunbind, or cnsls commands which echo passwords in cleartext to the terminal.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the vendor-supplied patches: upgrade Tuxedo 8.0 to RP392 or later, Tuxedo 8.1 to RP293 or later, and WebLogic Enterprise 5.1 to RP174 or later. Alternatively, ensure these commands are only executed in physically secured environments.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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