Gaim Sensitive World Readable Temporary File Vulnerability

BID:4730

Info

Gaim Sensitive World Readable Temporary File Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 4730
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: May 13 2002 12:00AM
Updated: May 13 2002 12:00AM
Credit: Discovered by Scott Mackenzie <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Rob Flynn Gaim 0.57
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.56
Not Vulnerable: Rob Flynn Gaim 0.59
+ Gentoo Linux 0.7
+ Gentoo Linux 0.5
+ HP Secure OS software for Linux 1.0
+ Redhat Linux 9.0 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.3
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.2
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 7.1
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2
+ Sun Linux 5.0
+ SuSE Linux 8.1
Rob Flynn Gaim 0.58
+ Debian Linux 3.0

Discussion

Gaim Sensitive World Readable Temporary File Vulnerability

Gaim is a chat client which supports AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ, MSN Instant Messenger, Yahoo Instant Messenger, Jabber and IRC. Gaim runs on a number of Unix-based platforms, including Linux.

When Gaim is used to check web mail on startup, world readable files are created in /tmp. Under some circumstances, these files may contain sensitive information, including authentication credentials.

It has been reported that it is possible to gain access to Hotmail accounts through information contained in these files. Other web mail services may also be vulnerable, although this has not been confirmed.

Exploit / POC

Gaim Sensitive World Readable Temporary File Vulnerability

No exploit code required.

Solution / Fix

Gaim Sensitive World Readable Temporary File Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has addressed this issue in versions 0.58 and later.

Fixes are available:


Rob Flynn Gaim 0.56

Rob Flynn Gaim 0.57

References

Gaim Sensitive World Readable Temporary File Vulnerability

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