CVE-2006-2539 describes a password disclosure vulnerability in Sybase EAServer versions 5.0, 5.2, and 5.3 across various operating systems. The flaw allows local, authenticated users to extract cleartext passwords entered via the GUI by leveraging the getSelectedText function within the javax.swing.JPasswordField component. With a CVSS score of 3.5, this vulnerability has low severity, requiring local access and high attack complexity, but could lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sybase:easerver:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sybase:easerver:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sybase:easerver:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.