Redi Locally Readable Username/Password Vulnerability

BID:2495

Info

Redi Locally Readable Username/Password Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 2495
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2001-0415
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Mar 20 2001 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 06:06AM
Credit: Reported to bugtraq by Doug Nakatomi <[email protected]> on Tue, 20 Mar 2001.
Vulnerable: Redi RediPlus 1.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Redi Locally Readable Username/Password Vulnerability

Redi.exe is part of a suite of realtime stock trading tools used by professional traders.

Sensitive user information, including usernames and passwords, are stored on the client's system in cleartext in a log file used for troubleshooting. This file has a known default location, and is readable by a local attacker.

Properly exploited, the information contained in this file gives an attacker the ability to execute trades and carry out other financial activities on behalf of the legitimate Redi user.

Exploit / POC

Redi Locally Readable Username/Password Vulnerability

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Solution / Fix

Redi Locally Readable Username/Password Vulnerability

Solution:
* Vendor has supplied a patch, available at:

http://www.redi.com/rpdownload.html

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Redi Locally Readable Username/Password Vulnerability

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