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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-2539 · published 22 May 2006

CVE-2006-2539: Sybase easerver vulnerability

Sybase · Easerver

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.

3.5 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 0.30% · top 79.4%
3.5CVSS 2.0 base score
0.30%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/20145 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18036 Patch
http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1040665 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1869
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26567
http://secunia.com/advisories/20145 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18036 Patch
http://www.sybase.com/detail?id=1040665 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1869
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26567

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2006-2539), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.