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CVE-2009-2899

• 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: 2012-12-05 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The monitor perl script in the Sybase database plug-in in SpringSource Hyperic HQ before 4.3 allows local users to obtain the database password by listing the process and its arguments.

Affected products

• VMware Hyperic Hq: through 4.2

References

• http://communities.vmware.com/thread/348773
• http://support.springsource.com/security/CVE-2009-2899
• https://jira.hyperic.com/browse/HHQ-1031
• http://communities.vmware.com/thread/348773
• http://support.springsource.com/security/CVE-2009-2899
• https://jira.hyperic.com/browse/HHQ-1031

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