CVE-2006-0837

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-02-22 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

IBM Tivoli Micromuse Netcool/NeuSecure 3.0.236 has world-readable permissions for (1) /etc/neusecure.conf, (2) /opt/NeuSecure/etc/cms-3.0.236.buildconf, and (3) /opt/NeuSecure/bin/ns_archiver.log, which allows local users to read sensitive information such as passwords. NOTE: IBM has privately confirmed to CVE that a fix is available for these issues.

Affected products

Micromuse Netcool Neusecure: 3.0.236

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-02/0364.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/18922
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015642
http://www.osvdb.org/23270
http://www.osvdb.org/23271
http://www.osvdb.org/23914
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425304/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16693
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16700
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24785
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-02/0364.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/18922

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