CheetaChat yaliases.dat plaintext passwords
| cheetachat-yaliases-plaintext-password (11320) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
CheetaChat stores passwords and Yahoo! IDs in plain text in the yaliases.dat file. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by recovering this information to gain unauthorized access to the victim's Yahoo! account.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Feb 13 2003 - 12:02:10 CST : Getting stored passwords in plain text from CheetaChat.
- CheetaChat Web site: Cheets Technologies - CheetaChat.
- BID-6852: CheetaChat Internal Browser Plaintext Password Disclosure Weakness
Platforms Affected:
- CheetaChat CheetaChat 6.5.10 and prior
Reported:
Feb 13, 2003
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