23914 : Netcool/NeuSecure cms-3.0.236.buildconf Permission Weakness Cleartext Password Disclosure
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Timeline

Discovery Date	Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2006-02-03	2006-02-16	2006-02-16

Time to Exploit
13 days

Description

Netcool/NeuSecure contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized password exposure. It is possible to gain access to plaintext passwords by reading the /opt/NeuSecure/etc/cms-3.0.236.buildconf configuration file, which may lead to a loss of confidentiality. The files are readable by any user on the system by default.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Cryptographic, Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

Micromuse, Inc.

Netcool/NeuSecure

3.0

References

Security Tracker: 1015642
Bugtraq ID: 16698
Secunia Advisory ID: 18922
CVE ID: 2006-0837 (see also: NVD) 2006-0838 (see also: NVD)
Related OSVDB ID: 23270 23271
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-02/0364.html
http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-March/000604.html
Vendor URL: http://www.micromuse.com/

Credit

Dimitry Snezhkov - dsnezhkovgmail.com -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 2.1
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-02-21 | Disagree? | There are 1 more: View All

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