CVE-2006-2612

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: 2006-05-26 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Novell Client for Windows 4.8 and 4.9 does not restrict access to the clipboard contents while a machine is locked, which allows users with physical access to read the current clipboard contents by pasting them into the "User Name" field on the login prompt.

Affected products

Novell Client: 4.8, 4.9

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/20194
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/961
http://www.osvdb.org/25760
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434704/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434724/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26595
http://secunia.com/advisories/20194
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/961
http://www.osvdb.org/25760
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434704/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434724/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26595

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