CVE-2006-0838

high

Description

IBM Tivoli Micromuse Netcool/NeuSecure 3.0.236 stores cleartext passwords in the (1) CMS_DBPASS, (2) CMSM_DBPASS, and (3) RPT_DBPASS fields in /etc/neusecure.conf, and in (4) /opt/NeuSecure/bin/ns_archiver.log, which allows local users to gain privileges. NOTE: IBM has privately confirmed to CVE that a fix is available for these issues.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24787

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24785

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16698

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16693

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425304/100/0/threaded

http://www.osvdb.org/23271

http://www.osvdb.org/23270

http://securitytracker.com/id?1015642

http://secunia.com/advisories/18922

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-02/0364.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-02-22

Updated: 2026-04-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00074