High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 5, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-3140
CVE-2005-3140
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.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:o:procom:netforce_800_firmware:4.02:m10:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:procom:netforce_800_firmware:4.02:m10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: = 4.02 M10 Build 20
Patches
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References
3- marc.infonvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/17033/nvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/14997nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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