Pegasus Mail uses weak password encryption
| pegasus-weak-password-encryption (8430) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Pegasus Mail uses a weak password encryption algorithm that stores the password in the 'pmail.ini' file. The 'pmail.ini' file is world-readable/writable. A remote attacker with access to the 'pmail.ini' file could view the file and decrypt the password.
Platforms Affected:
- Pmail, Pegasus 3.0
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 22, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat, 15 May 1999 12:42:12 +0000, Pegasus Mail weak encryption at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/1999_2/0502.html.
- CVE-1999-1366: Pegasus e-mail client 3.0 and earlier uses weak encryption to store POP3 passwords in the pmail.ini file, which allows local users to easily decrypt the passwords and read e-mail.
Reported:
May 15, 1999
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