CVE-2006-4537 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read audit logs to obtain passwords exposed by DECnet-Plus after network break-in events.
- 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-2006-4537?
CVE-2006-4537 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Sep 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NET$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.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4537?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dec Dec Openvms Alpha.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4537?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4537 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-4537 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4537 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8x77-gm2m-rcr6.