CVE-2006-0838

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 stores cleartext passwords in the (1) CMS_DBPASS, (2) CMSM_DBPASS, and (3) RPT_DBPASS fields in /etc/neusecure.conf, and in (4) /opt/NeuSecure/bin/ns_archiver.log, which allows local users to gain privileges. 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.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425304/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16693
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16698
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24785
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24787
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-02/0364.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/18922

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