CVE-2009-2977

Description

The Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (CS-MARS) 6.0.4 and earlier stores cleartext passwords in log/sysbacktrace.## files within error-logs.tar.gz archives, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.

Category

3.3
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.17%
Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36098 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2364 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505998/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://tools.cisco.com/Support/BugToolKit/search/getBugDetails.do?method=fetchBugDetails&bugId=CSCtb52450
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52913 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505995/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2977?
CVE-2009-2977 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2977?
To fix CVE-2009-2977, 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-2009-2977 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-2977 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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