Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 27, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-2977
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.
Affected products
6<=6.0.4+ 5 more
- (no CPE)range: <=6.0.4
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:cs-mars:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=6.0.4
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:cs-mars:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:cs-mars:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:cs-mars:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:cs-mars:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2364nvdVendor Advisory
- tools.cisco.com/Support/BugToolKit/search/getBugDetails.donvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505995/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505998/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/36098nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52913nvd
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