CVE-2005-0506

Description

The Avaya IP Office Phone Manager, and other products such as the IP Softphone, stores sensitive data in cleartext in a registry key, which allows local and possibly remote users to steal usernames and passwords and impersonate other users via keys such as Avaya\IP400\Generic.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.78% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory avaya.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110909733831694&w=2	mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110910486128709&w=2	mailing list
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-041_Sensitive_Info_Leak.pdf	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0506?: CVE-2005-0506 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0506?: To fix CVE-2005-0506, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0506 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0506 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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