Unicore Unicore Client up to 5.5 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Unicore Unicore Client up to 5.5. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2006-5842. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Unicore Unicore Client up to 5.5. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The keystore file in Unicore Client before 5.6 build 5, when running on Unix systems, has insecure default permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.

The weakness was presented 11/09/2006 (Website). The advisory is available at sourceforge.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-5842 since 11/09/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 5.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30157), SecurityFocus (BID 20981†) and Secunia (SA22765†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

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Exploitinginfo

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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Unicore Client 5.6

Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sourceforge.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5842 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5842
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33218
X-Force: 30157 - UNICORE Client keystore information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 20981 - Unicore Client Keystore File Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability
Secunia: 22765 - Unicore Client "keystore" Insecure File Permissions, Less Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-4419

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 04/27/2026 08:51
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (53), 03/02/2018 10:12 (7), 04/27/2026 08:51 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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