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4.6med

CVE-2008-7255

login_screen.tcl in aMSN (aka Alvaro's Messenger) before 0.97.1 saves a password after logout, which allows physically proximate attackers…

Published 16 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.6
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 25%
Public exploits
0
none known

login_screen.tcl in aMSN (aka Alvaro's Messenger) before 0.97.1 saves a password after logout, which allows physically proximate attackers to hijack a session by visiting an unattended workstation.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-255 Credentials Management Errors

References

  • sourceforge.net /project/shownotes.php?release_id=610067 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • amsn-project.net /forums/index.php?topic=5317.0 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • amsn.svn.sourceforge.net /viewvc/amsn/trunk/amsn/login_screen.tcl?r1=9960&r2=10259&pathrev=10259 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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