CVE-2006-0838

LOW 2.1CVE-2006-0838 · Published 22/02/2006 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2006-0838 is a LOW (CVSS 2.1) vulnerability affecting netcool neusecure (micromuse).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.37%, higher than 31.3% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
netcool neusecure micromuse	`= 3.0.236`	No fix yet

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.

References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-02/0364.html
secunia.com/advisories/18922 · Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com/id
osvdb.org/23270
osvdb.org/23271
securityfocus.com/archive/1/425304/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com/bid/16693
securityfocus.com/bid/16698
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24785
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24787

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