CVE-2006-5842

LOW 2.1CVE-2006-5842 · Published 10/11/2006 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2006-5842 is a LOW (CVSS 2.1) vulnerability affecting unicore client (unicore).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.34%, higher than 27.2% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
unicore client unicore	`≤ 5.6`	No fix yet

Description

The keystore file in Unicore Client before 5.6 build 5, when running on Unix systems, has insecure default permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.

References

secunia.com/advisories/22765 · Patch
sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php · Patch
securityfocus.com/bid/20981
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4419
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30157

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