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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 22, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-2539

CVE-2006-2539

Description

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.

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Affected products

4
  • Sybase/Easerver4 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:sybase:easerver:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:sybase:easerver:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:sybase:easerver:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:sybase:easerver:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 5.0, 5.2, 5.3

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