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CVE-2005-0357

EMC Legato NetWorker, Sun Solstice Backup 6.0 and 6.1, and StorEdge Enterprise Backup 7.0 through 7.2 rely on AUTH_UNIX authentication, which relies on user ID for authentication and allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges by spoofing a username or UID.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2005-0357 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from emc, from sun, from sun organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2005, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2005-08-23T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	emc	legato_networker	4.2.2	Yes
Application	emc	legato_networker	6.0	Yes
Application	emc	legato_networker	6.1	Yes
Application	emc	legato_networker	7.2	Yes
Application	emc	legato_networker	7.13	Yes
Application	sun	solstice_backup	6.0	Yes
Application	sun	solstice_backup	6.1	Yes
Application	sun	storedge_enterprise_backup_software	7.0	Yes
Application	sun	storedge_enterprise_backup_software	7.1	Yes
Application	sun	storedge_enterprise_backup_software	7.2	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/16464 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/16470 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014713 Patch ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101886-1 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/606857 Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.legato.com/support/websupport/product_alerts/081605_NW_authentication.htm Patch ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/18800 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14582 Patch ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21887 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/16464 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/16470 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014713 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101886-1 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/606857 Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.legato.com/support/websupport/product_alerts/081605_NW_authentication.htm Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/18800 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14582 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21887 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For emc's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.