CVE-2008-7255

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Published Apr 20, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:amsn:amsn::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:amsn:amsn:0.83:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:amsn:amsn:0.90:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:amsn:amsn:0.91:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:amsn:amsn:0.92:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:amsn:amsn:0.93:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:amsn:amsn:0.94:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:amsn:amsn:0.95:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:amsn:amsn:0.96:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-7211	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.318% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://amsn.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/amsn/trunk/amsn/login_screen.tcl?r1=9960&r2=10259&pathrev=10259
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=610067
http://www.amsn-project.net/forums/index.php?topic=5317.0

History

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Subscriptions

Amsn Amsn

Weaknesses

CWE-255

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 6:59 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 20, 2010, 4:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 6:59 PM
Reserved: Apr 20, 2010, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:03 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 20, 2010, 4:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:03 PM

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