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CVE-2009-5066 json

twiddle.sh in JBoss AS 5.0 and EAP 5.0 and earlier accepts credentials as command-line arguments, which allows local users to read the cred…

published 14y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2009-5021

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

twiddle.sh in JBoss AS 5.0 and EAP 5.0 and earlier accepts credentials as command-line arguments, which allows local users to read the credentials by listing the process and its arguments.

Patch / fix

  • rhq jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 3.0.0-22.EmbJopr5.ep5.el4
  • bsh2 jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 2.0-0.b4.15.1.patch01.ep5.el4
  • wss4j jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 1.5.12-4.2_patch_02.ep5.el4
  • jbossts jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 1:4.6.1-12.CP13.8.ep5.el4
  • jbossws jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 3.1.2-13.SP15_patch_01.ep5.el4
  • jgroups jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 1:2.6.22-1.ep5.el4
  • spring2 jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 2.5.6-9.SEC03.1.ep5.el4
  • bsh2-bsf jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 2.0-0.b4.15.1.patch01.ep5.el4

red hat advisories RHSA-2013:0197RHSA-2013:0196RHSA-2013:0195RHSA-2013:0193RHSA-2013:0192RHSA-2013:0191

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red hat product security vex CVE-2009-5066 updated cvss 2.1

JBoss: twiddle.sh accepts credentials as command line arguments, exposing them to other local users via a process listing

  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 twiddle twiddle
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss Portal 5 twiddle twiddle
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 twiddle twiddle
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise BRMS Platform 5.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0221
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Server netty 3.2.5-6.ep5.el5, jbossas 5.2.0-14.ep5.el5, jgroups 2.6.22-1.ep5.el5, google-guice 2.0-3.ep5.el5, jboss-cl 2.0.11-1.GA.ep5.el5, jboss-javaee 5.0.2-2.ep5.el5, +142 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0192
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server netty 3.2.5-6.ep5.el6, jbossas 5.2.0-16.ep5.el6, jgroups 2.6.22-1.ep5.el6, google-guice 2.0-3.ep5.el6, aopalliance 1.0-5.3.ep5.el6, jboss-cl 2.0.11-4.GA.ep5.el6, +143 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0191
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0194
  • Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0533
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  • Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Server jgroups 2.6.22-1.ep5.el5, google-guice 2.0-3.ep5.el5, jbossas-web 5.2.0-8.ep5.el5, jboss-cl 2.0.11-1.GA.ep5.el5, jboss-javaee 5.0.2-2.ep5.el5, xml-security 1.5.1-2.ep5.el5, +127 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0196
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server jgroups 2.6.22-1.ep5.el6, google-guice 2.0-3.ep5.el6, aopalliance 1.0-5.3.ep5.el6, jboss-cl 2.0.11-4.GA.ep5.el6, jboss-javaee 5.0.2-2.ep5.el6, jbossas-web 5.2.0-16.ep5.el6, +137 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0195
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0198

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-255 Credentials Management Errors

References

Sources

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