Netscape Email Client Message Deletion Weakness

BID:6499

Info

Netscape Email Client Message Deletion Weakness

Bugtraq ID: 6499
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jan 01 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 01 2003 12:00AM
Credit: The discovery of this weakness is credited to "Michael Puchol" <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Netscape Netscape 7.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Netscape Email Client Message Deletion Weakness

A weakness has been discovered in the Netscape 7.0 Email Client. When a user deletes an email message the file is moved to the Trash folder. By clicking the 'Empty Trash' option a user may be under the impression that the messages will be deleted when they actually are not.

A malicious local user may take advantage of this weakness to view messages believed to be deleted by the legitmate Netscape user.

Exploit / POC

Netscape Email Client Message Deletion Weakness

No exploit is required for this weakness.

References

Netscape Email Client Message Deletion Weakness

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