CVE-2005-2291 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 17 Jul 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can view cleartext passwords passed to sqlplus by Oracle JDeveloper, leading to sensitive information disclosure.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2005-2291?

CVE-2005-2291 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jul 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Oracle JDeveloper 9.0.4, 9.0.5, and 10.1.2 passes the cleartext password as a parameter when starting sqlplus, which allows local users to gain sensitive information.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2291?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Jdeveloper.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2291?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2291 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2005-2291 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2291 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vm8x-w2mq-hvv9.