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Symantec Discovery Database Accounts Null Password
Secunia Advisory: SA17302
Release Date: 2005-10-25
Popularity: 7,454 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Manipulation of data
Exposure of sensitive information
Where: From local network
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Symantec Discovery 6.x
Symantec ON Command Discovery Standard Edition 4.x
Symantec ON Command Discovery Web Edition 4.x

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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

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