CVE-2004-1942
The Solaris 9 patches 113579-02 through 113579-05, and 114342-02 through 114342-05, prevent...
The Solaris 9 patches 113579-02 through 113579-05, and 114342-02 through 114342-05, prevent ypserv and ypxfrd from properly restricting access to secure NIS maps, which allows local users to use ypcat or ypmatch to extract the contents of a secure map such as passwd.adjunct.byname.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Solaris 9 patches 113579-02 through 113579-05, and 114342-02 through 114342-05, prevent ypserv and ypxfrd from properly restricting access to secure NIS maps, which allows local users to use ypcat or ypmatch to extract the contents of a secure map such as passwd.adjunct.byname.
- Record
CVE-2004-1942- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Solaris 9 patches 113579-02 through 113579-05, and 114342-02 through 114342-05, prevent ypserv and ypxfrd from properly restricting access to secure NIS maps, which allows local users to use ypcat or ypmatch to extract the contents of a secure map such as passwd.adjunct.byname.
- Record
CVE-2004-1942- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-1934 No score
The Solaris 9 patches 113579-02 through 113579-05, and 114342-02 through 114342-05, prevent ypserv and ypxfrd from properly restricting access to secure NIS maps, which allows local users to use ypcat or ypmatch to extract the contents of a secure map such as passwd.adjunct.byname.
- Record
EUVD-2004-1934- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9hf7-q79j-g253 No score
The Solaris 9 patches 113579-02 through 113579-05, and 114342-02 through 114342-05, prevent...
The Solaris 9 patches 113579-02 through 113579-05, and 114342-02 through 114342-05, prevent ypserv and ypxfrd from properly restricting access to secure NIS maps, which allows local users to use ypcat or ypmatch to extract the contents of a secure map such as passwd.adjunct.byname.
- Record
GHSA-9hf7-q79j-g253- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2004-1942 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Sun Patch Manager, published April 19, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.44%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.