CVE-2009-3554

Description

Twiddle in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (aka JBoss EAP or JBEAP) 4.2 before 4.2.0.CP08 and 4.3 before 4.3.0.CP07 writes the JMX password, and other command-line arguments, to the twiddle.log file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37276 vdb entry
https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBPAPP-2872
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54702 vdb entry
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1637.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37671 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1636.html vendor advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1649.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/JBoss_Enterprise_Application_Platform/4.2.0.cp08/html-single/Release_Notes/index.html patch vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023316 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=539495 patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=532111
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1650.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3554?
CVE-2009-3554 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3554?
To fix CVE-2009-3554, 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-2009-3554 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-3554 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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