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Window Washer "Bleached" Data Exposure Weakness
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA12380
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Release Date:
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2004-08-26
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Last Update:
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2005-01-03
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Popularity:
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6,693 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Window Washer 5.x
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Description:
First Last has reported a weakness in Window Washer, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose "securely" deleted data on a disk.
The problem is that the "Add Bleach to Wash" security setting, which should delete a file securely by overwriting it multiple times with random data, doesn't do this properly.
Successful exploitation allows a malicious person to recover the deleted data using various unspecified publicly available tools.
The weakness has been reported in version 5.5. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
The weakness has reportedly been fixed in version 5.5.1.240.
Provided and/or discovered by:
First Last, wbglinks.net.
Changelog:
2005-01-03: Updated "Solution" section.
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