Tivoli 3.0.236 netcool/neusecure information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tivoli 3.0.236. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file netcool/neusecure. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-0838. No exploit is available. It is recommended to add additional authentication.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Tivoli 3.0.236. This affects an unknown code block of the file netcool/neusecure. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 02/03/2006. The weakness was published 02/21/2006 by Dimitry Snezhkov (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-0838 since 02/22/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 14 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

It is possible to mitigate the problem by adding an authentication mechanism.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24785), SecurityFocus (BID 16698†), OSVDB (23270†), Secunia (SA18922†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1015642†). Similar entries are available at VDB-28844, VDB-83542 and VDB-83589. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Highly functional

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Dimitry Snezhkov
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-0838 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0838
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28845
X-Force: 24785 - Netcool/NeuSecure configuration file weak permission
SecurityFocus: 16698 - Micromuse Netcool/Neusecure Clear Text Password Vulnerability
Secunia: 18922 - Netcool/NeuSecure Information Disclosure Weaknesses and Security Issue, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 23270 - Netcool/NeuSecure neusecure.conf Permission Weakness Cleartext Password Disclosure
SecurityTracker: 1015642 - Netcool/NeuSecure Discloses Passwords to Local Users

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Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 08/04/2017 08:48
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (56), 08/04/2017 08:48 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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