CVE-2005-1166 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The DNTUS26 process in Dameware NT Utilities and the DWRCS process in MiniRemote Control 4.9 and earlier stores the username and password in cleartext in memory, which could allow attackers to obtain sensitive information.

Published: 2005-04-18

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:dameware_development:dameware_nt_utilities::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:dameware_development:miniremote_control::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-1169	The DNTUS26 process in Dameware NT Utilities and the DWRCS process in MiniRemote Control 4.9 and earlier stores the username and password in cleartext in memory, which could allow attackers to obtain sensitive information.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00101.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111358825101305&w=2
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013725
http://www.osvdb.org/15275
http://www.shellsec.net/leer_advisory.php?id=7

History

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Subscriptions

Dameware Development Dameware Nt Utilities Miniremote Control

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-04-18T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T21:44:05.177Z

Reserved: 2005-04-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-1166

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-05-02T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-1166

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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