Gaim < 0.59 Web Mail Account Information Disclosure

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2163

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a flaw that allows attackers to retrieve sensitive files or data.

Description

The remote host appears to be running Gaim, a popular open-source multi-protocol instant messenger. It is reported that this version of Gaim is prone to an information disclosure issue. If the user configures Gaim to check a web mail account, the program may create two world readable files in /tmp during the operation that contain sensitive information about the account.

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.59 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 2163

Family: Internet Messengers

Published: 8/26/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:rob_flynn:gaim

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-0377

BID: 4730

Detections

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