VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2005-3140

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.86%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-10-05
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Primary references