CVE - CVE-2006-2539

CVE-ID
CVE-2006-2539	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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BID:18036 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18036 CONFIRM:http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1040665 SECUNIA:20145 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/20145 VUPEN:ADV-2006-1869 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1869~~ (Obsolete source) XF:sybase-easerver-jpasswordfield-obtain-info(26567) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26567
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20060522	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20060522)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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