CVE-2005-1606

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Published May 16, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

H-Sphere Winbox 2.4.2 and 2.4.3 RC1 stores sensitive information such as username and password in plaintext in world-readable log files, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:positive_software:h-sphere_winbox:2.4.2_patch_4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:positive_software:h-sphere_winbox:2.4.3_rc1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-1609	H-Sphere Winbox 2.4.2 and 2.4.3 RC1 stores sensitive information such as username and password in plaintext in world-readable log files, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.830% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://exploitlabs.com/files/advisories/EXPL-A-2005-007-hsphere.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/15287
http://www.osvdb.org/16239
http://www.psoft.net/misc/hsphere_winbox_security_update_passwd.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13559
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20522

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Positive Software H-sphere Winbox

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:59 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 16, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:59 PM
Reserved: May 16, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:13 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 16, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:13 PM

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