CVE-2006-2539
Sybase EAServer 5.0 for HP-UX Itanium, 5.2 for IBM AIX, HP-UX PA-RISC, Linux x86, and Sun Solaris SPARC, and 5.3 for Sun Solaris SPARC does not properly protect passwords when they are being entered via the GUI, which allows local users to obtain the…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.30%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Sybase EAServer 5.0 for HP-UX Itanium, 5.2 for IBM AIX, HP-UX PA-RISC, Linux x86, and Sun Solaris SPARC, and 5.3 for Sun Solaris SPARC does not properly protect passwords when they are being entered via the GUI, which allows local users to obtain the cleartext passwords via the getSelectedText function in javax.swing.JPasswordField component.
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 LOWAV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.30% probability · 23th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sybase/easerver
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20145Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18036Patch
- http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1040665Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1869
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26567
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20145Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18036Patch
- http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1040665Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1869
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26567
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.