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TI-2006-02470 Aliases CVE-2006-2539GHSA-xw9r-744j-mxx4

Sybase EAServer 5.0 for HP-UX Itanium, 5.2 for IBM AIX, HP-UX PA-RISC, Linux x86, and Sun…

Priority LOW 17Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Sybase EAServer 5.0 for HP-UX Itanium, 5.2 for IBM AIX, HP-UX PA-RISC, Linux x86, and Sun Solaris SPARC, and 5.3 for Sun Solaris SPARC does not properly protect passwords when they are being entered via the GUI, which allows local users to obtain the cleartext passwords via the getSelectedText function in javax.swing.JPasswordField component.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00302 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sybase:easerver:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableSybase
cpe:2.3:a:sybase:easerver:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2VulnerableSybase
cpe:2.3:a:sybase:easerver:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3VulnerableSybase
  • cpe:2.3:a:sybase:easerver:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Sybase
  • cpe:2.3:a:sybase:easerver:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·Sybase
  • cpe:2.3:a:sybase:easerver:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·Sybase

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-2539
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xw9r-744j-mxx4

References

Patch 1

Other 1

  • TI-2005-02175 Stack-based buffer overflow in TreeAction.do in Sybase EAServer 4.2.5 through 5.2 allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
  • TI-2011-02166 Directory traversal vulnerability in the HTTP Server in Sybase EAServer 6.3.1 Developer… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2011-00423 Unspecified vulnerability in Sybase EAServer 5.x and 6.x before 6.3 ESD#2, as used in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2011-00424 Directory traversal vulnerability in Sybase EAServer 6.x before 6.3 ESD#2, as used in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2002-01780 Sybase Enterprise Application Server 4.0, when running on Windows, allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2012-03696 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Sybase EAServer before 6.1 allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
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Sources

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