TITLE:
Symantec Discovery Database Accounts Null Password

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA17302

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17302/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Manipulation of data, Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
>From local network

SOFTWARE:
Symantec Discovery 6.x
http://secunia.com/product/5973/
Symantec ON Command Discovery Standard Edition 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/5974/
Symantec ON Command Discovery Web Edition 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/5975/

DESCRIPTION:
A security issue has been reported in Symantec Discovery, which
potentially can be exploited by malicious people to gain access to,
or to manipulate certain information.

The security issue is caused due to two database accounts,
"DiscoveryWeb" and "DiscoveryRO", being created with no passwords
during installation. Assigning a password to the "DiscoveryWeb"
account will affect the proper functioning of Symantec Discovery.

The security issue has been reported in the following products:
* ON Command Discovery Standard Edition  version 4.5.x
* ON Command Discovery Web Edition version 4.5.x
* Symantec Discovery version 6.0

SOLUTION:
Apply updates.

The vendor recommends that the "DiscoveryRO" account be removed
unless it is being used in conjunction with the heat interface. 

ON Command Discovery Standard Edition:
http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/enterprise/products/oncmd/cmd_dis_std_45x/files.html

ON Command Discovery Web Edition:
http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/enterprise/products/oncmd/cmd_dis_web_45x/files.html

Symantec Discovery 6.0:
http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/enterprise/products/sdis/sdis_6x/files.html

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2005.10.24.html

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