CVE-2005-4145

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 43.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-12-10 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The MSDE version of Lyris ListManager 5.0 through 8.9b configures the sa account in the database to use a password with a small search space ("lyris" and up to 5 digits, possibly from the process ID), which allows remote attackers to gain access via a brute force attack.

Affected products

Lyris Technologies Inc Listmanager: 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 8.8a

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-12/0349.html
http://metasploit.com/research/vulns/lyris_listmanager/
http://secunia.com/advisories/17943
http://www.osvdb.org/21559
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419077/100/0/threaded
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2820
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-12/0349.html
http://metasploit.com/research/vulns/lyris_listmanager/
http://secunia.com/advisories/17943
http://www.osvdb.org/21559
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419077/100/0/threaded
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2820

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