# CVE-2006-3663: Finjan Vital Security Appliance 5100/8100 NG 8.3.5 stores passwords in plaintext in a backup file, which allows local users to gain privileg

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-07-17 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Finjan Vital Security Appliance 5100/8100 NG 8.3.5 stores passwords in plaintext in a backup file, which allows local users to gain privileges. NOTE: the vendor has notified CVE that this issue was fixed in 8.3.6.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-July/047797.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27709
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440128/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18940

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