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muCommander "credentials.xml" Information Disclosure

Secunia Advisory: SA29893  
Release Date: 2008-04-21
Last Update: 2008-05-02

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Exposure of sensitive information
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:muCommander 0.x

CVE reference:CVE-2008-1970 (Secunia mirror)

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Description:
A security issue has been reported in muCommander, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose sensitive information.

The security issue is caused due to the "credentials.xml" file being stored with insecure permissions and can be exploited to expose saved credentials.

The security issue is reported in versions prior to 0.8.2.

Solution:
Update to version 0.8.2.
http://www.mucommander.com/index.php#download

Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.

Changelog:
2008-05-02: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://www.mucommander.com/changes.php



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