CVE-2005-3140

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-10-05 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-319

Description

Procom NetFORCE 800 4.02 M10 Build 20 and possibly other versions sends the NIS password map (passwd.nis) as a file attachment in diagnostic e-mail messages, which allows remote attackers to obtain the cleartext NIS password hashes.

Affected products

Procom Netforce 800 Firmware: 4.02-m10

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112818351032426&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/17033/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14997
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112818351032426&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/17033/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14997

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