CVE-2014-4806 (GCVE-0-2014-4806)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-08-29 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 11:27
VLAI?
Summary
The installation process in IBM Security AppScan Enterprise 8.x before 8.6.0.2 iFix 003, 8.7.x before 8.7.0.1 iFix 003, 8.8.x before 8.8.0.1 iFix 002, and 9.0.x before 9.0.0.1 iFix 001 on Linux places a cleartext password in a temporary file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
ibm
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