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CVE-2008-7255

Published: Apr 20, 2010 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7255
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/255.html

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

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
AmsnAmsn*0.97 (including)
AmsnAmsn0.83 (including)0.83 (including)
AmsnAmsn0.90 (including)0.90 (including)
AmsnAmsn0.91 (including)0.91 (including)
AmsnAmsn0.92 (including)0.92 (including)
AmsnAmsn0.93 (including)0.93 (including)
AmsnAmsn0.94 (including)0.94 (including)
AmsnAmsn0.95 (including)0.95 (including)
AmsnAmsn0.96 (including)0.96 (including)
AmsnUbuntudapper*
AmsnUbuntuhardy*
AmsnUbuntuupstream*

References

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