CVE-2009-2977
The Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (CS-MARS) 6.0.4 and earlier stores...
The Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (CS-MARS) 6.0.4 and earlier stores cleartext passwords in log/sysbacktrace.## files within error-logs.tar.gz archives, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (CS-MARS) 6.0.4 and earlier stores cleartext passwords in log/sysbacktrace.## files within error-logs.tar.gz archives, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.
- Record
CVE-2009-2977- CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-310
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (CS-MARS) 6.0.4 and earlier stores cleartext passwords in log/sysbacktrace.## files within error-logs.tar.gz archives, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.
- Record
CVE-2009-2977- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2962 No score
The Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (CS-MARS) 6.0.4 and earlier stores cleartext passwords in log/sysbacktrace.## files within error-logs.tar.gz archives, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.
- Record
EUVD-2009-2962- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vj5r-5fwr-9h24 No score
The Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (CS-MARS) 6.0.4 and earlier stores...
The Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (CS-MARS) 6.0.4 and earlier stores cleartext passwords in log/sysbacktrace.## files within error-logs.tar.gz archives, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading these files.
- Record
GHSA-vj5r-5fwr-9h24- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-2977 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Cisco Cs-mars, published August 27, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 45th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/36098
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2364
tools.cisco.com/Support/BugToolKit/search/getBugDetails.do?method=fetchBugDetails&bugId=CSCtb52450
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52913
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2977
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vj5r-5fwr-9h24