CVE-2005-1166 describes a cleartext password storage vulnerability affecting Dameware NT Utilities (DNTUS26 process) and MiniRemote Control 4.9 and earlier (DWRCS process). This flaw allows an attacker with local access to the affected system to retrieve sensitive authentication credentials from memory. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.1, indicating low severity and requiring local access with low attack complexity to achieve a partial confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dameware_development:dameware_nt_utilities:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 4.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dameware_development:miniremote_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.