CVEs-PoC/2016/CVE-2016-5709.md

### [CVE-2016-5709](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5709)
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### Description

SolarWinds Virtualization Manager 6.3.1 and earlier uses weak encryption to store passwords in /etc/shadow, which allows local users with superuser privileges to obtain user passwords via a brute force attack.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137525/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6.3.1-Weak-Crypto.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jun/38

#### Github
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