CVE-2005-3316 describes a critical vulnerability in Symantec Discovery 4.5.x and 6.0, where the installation process creates default database accounts (DiscoveryWeb and DiscoveryRO) with null passwords. This allows unauthenticated attackers to gain unauthorized access, potentially escalating privileges or disrupting the application by changing these passwords. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, leading to potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been identified, the lack of community discussion and media coverage suggests it has not garnered significant attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:discovery:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
standard_4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:on_command_discovery:standard_4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
web_4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:on_command_discovery:web_4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.