CVE-2006-4537

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-4537
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-09-05 18:04:00 UTC
Updated2017-07-20 01:33:00 UTC
DescriptionNET$SESSION_CONTROL.EXE in DECnet-Plus in OpenVMS ALPHA 7.3-2 and Alpha 8.2 writes a password to an audit log file when there is a successful connection after a "network breakin" event, which allows local users to obtain passwords by reading the file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Dec Dec Openvms Alpha 7.3.2 All All All
Application Dec Dec Openvms Alpha 8.2 All All All
Application Dec Dec Openvms Alpha 7.3.2 All All All
Application Dec Dec Openvms Alpha 8.2 All All All

References

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ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/alpha/V8.2/AXP_DNVOSIECO02-V82.txt CONFIRM ftp.itrc.hp.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - OpenVMS 'SESSION_CONTROL.EXE' May Disclose a Password to Administrators via the Audit Log SECTRACK securitytracker.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - OpenVMS SESSION_CONTROL.EXE Bug May Disclose Passwords to Local Users in Certain Cases SECTRACK securitytracker.com
OpenVMS Audit Logfile Password Exposure - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
HP OpenVMS Local Password Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Patch
28272 OSVDB www.osvdb.org
ftp.itrc.hp.com/openvms_patches/alpha/V7.3-2/AXP_DNVOSIECO03-V732.txt CONFIRM ftp.itrc.hp.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
OpenVMS Session Control Password Disclosure Security Issue - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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