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SUSE Live CD: no-password root access

Package(s):

SUSE Live CD

CVE #(s):

Created:

May 12, 2004

Updated:

May 12, 2004

Description:

The SUSE 9.1 live CD boots with ssh connections enabled and no root password; as a result, a remote attacker can gain privileged access simply by logging in as root.

Alerts:

SuSE

SuSE-SA:2004:011

2004-05-06

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