Trillian Yahoo Mail account information stored in plain text
| trillian-mail-plaintext-password (21667) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Trillian stores the username and password for the Check Yahoo Mail function as plain-text information. The Yahoo Mail account login and password is stored in plain text in a file in the users/default/cache directory with world-readable permissions. The file is available until the user exits Trillian. A local attacker can access the directory to obtain this information, which could allow the attacker to gain unauthorized access to another user's mail account.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Jul 29 2005 - 22:50:33 CDT : Trillian Ver 3.1 saves password's in plain Text.
- Cerulean Studios: Trillian Web site: Cerulean Studios: Creators of Trillian and Trillian Pro Instant Messengers.
- CVE-2005-2444: Trillian Pro 3.1 build 121, when checking Yahoo e-mail, stores the password in plaintext in a world readable file and does not delete the file after login, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.
- SA16289: Trillian Exposure of User Credentials
Platforms Affected:
- Trillian Trillian 3.0 Pro
- Trillian Trillian 3.0 Basic
- Trillian Trillian Pro 3.1 Build 121
Reported:
Jul 29, 2005
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