# CVE-2002-0114: EMC NetWorker (formerly Legato NetWorker) before 7.0 stores passwords in plaintext in the daemon.log file, which allows local users to gain

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2002-03-15 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

EMC NetWorker (formerly Legato NetWorker) before 7.0 stores passwords in plaintext in the daemon.log file, which allows local users to gain privileges by reading the password from the file. NOTE: this was originally reported for Legato NetWorker 6.1 on the Solaris 7 platform.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7898.php
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/249420
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3842

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