L0phtcrack 2.5 - passwords exposed Vulnerability

BID:144

Info

L0phtcrack 2.5 - passwords exposed Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 144
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Unknown
Published: Jan 06 1999 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 06 1999 12:00AM
Credit:
Vulnerable: L0pht L0phtCrack 2.5 0
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Not Vulnerable: L0pht L0phtCrack 2.5.1
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

Discussion

L0phtcrack 2.5 - passwords exposed Vulnerability

L0phtCrack 2.50 stores copies of the password hashes dumped from a Registry or SAM file in the %systemroot%\temp directory. In addition, cracked passwords are stored in the same location upon execution of the auto-save function. Passwords and/or their hashes may exist in files such as 'passwd??' or 'passwed??.lc'.

Exploit / POC

L0phtcrack 2.5 - passwords exposed Vulnerability

The %systemroot%\temp directory default ACL permissions may allow unauthorized users to view these password hashes or clear-text passwords.

Solution / Fix

L0phtcrack 2.5 - passwords exposed Vulnerability

Solution:
Upgrade to L0phtCrack version 2.51

References

L0phtcrack 2.5 - passwords exposed Vulnerability

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