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TITLE:
Sun Java System Access Manager "message" Debug Level Password
Disclosure

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26030

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26030/

CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
Local system

SOFTWARE:
Sun Java System Access Manager 6.x
http://secunia.com/product/13379/

DESCRIPTION:
Sun has acknowledged a security issue in Sun Java System Access
Manager, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain
sensitive information.

The security issue is caused due to the application logging passwords
in plain text if the ""com.iplanet.services.debug.level" property in
"/etc/opt/SUNWam/config/AMConfig.properties" is set to "message".
This can be exploited to gain information about the passwords of the
managed users from the "/var/opt/SUNWam/debug/amAuth" file.

SOLUTION:
The vendor has released patches for certain affected products. See
vendor advisory for details.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101918-1

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