CVE-2006-4537 describes a vulnerability in DECnet-Plus on OpenVMS ALPHA 7.3-2 and 8.2 where the NET$SESSION_CONTROL.EXE utility logs passwords to an audit file following a successful connection after a "network breakin" event. This allows local users to access these passwords by reading the log file. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a low severity with local access, low attack complexity, and a potential impact of partial confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a widely targeted or discussed vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dec:dec_openvms_alpha:7.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dec:dec_openvms_alpha:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.