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NotJustBrowsing Disclosure of Lock Password
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA15184
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Release Date:
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2005-05-02
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Last Update:
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2005-05-09
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Popularity:
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4,839 views
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Critical:
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Not critical
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Impact:
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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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Unpatched
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| Software: | NotJustBrowsing 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-1418
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Description:
Kozan has discovered a security issue in NotJustBrowsing, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose sensitive information.
The problem is that the lock password (three characters) is stored in plain text in the world-readable file "notjustbrowsing.prf".
The security issue has been confirmed in version 1.0.3. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Grant only trusted users access to affected systems.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Kozan
Changelog:
2005-05-09: Added CVE reference.
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