Sun Solaris 5.0 getselectedtext information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Sun Solaris 5.0. This issue affects the function getselectedtext. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-2539. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Sun Solaris 5.0 (Operating System). This affects the function getselectedtext. 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, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published 05/22/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-2539 since 05/22/2006. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. A authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (26567), SecurityFocus (BID 18036†) and Secunia (SA20145†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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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: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/13/2006 🔍
05/19/2006 +36 days 🔍
05/22/2006 +3 days 🔍
05/22/2006 +0 days 🔍
05/22/2006 +0 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3216 days 🔍
09/07/2017 +910 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-2539 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2539
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30375
X-Force: 26567 - Sybase EAServer javax.swing.JPasswordField information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 18036 - Sybase EAServer J2EE Application Clients and Java GUI Applications Password Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 20145 - Sybase EAServer JPasswordField Password Disclosure, Not Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-1869

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 09/07/2017 08:40
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (54), 09/07/2017 08:40 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:FAC:103

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