CVE-2005-1606 describes a vulnerability in H-Sphere Winbox versions 2.4.2 and 2.4.3 RC1, where sensitive information like usernames and passwords are saved in plaintext within world-readable log files. This allows local users to gain elevated privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a low severity, as it requires local access and has a low attack complexity, but can lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild (no KEV entry), an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.4.2_patch_4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:positive_software:h-sphere_winbox:2.4.2_patch_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.3_rc1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:positive_software:h-sphere_winbox:2.4.3_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.