CVE-2002-0377 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Gaim 0.57 stores sensitive information in world-readable and group-writable files in the /tmp directory, which allows local users to access MSN web email accounts of other users who run Gaim by reading authentication information from the files.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00115.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Rob Flynn	Gaim

Configuration 1 [-]

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-0374	Gaim 0.57 stores sensitive information in world-readable and group-writable files in the /tmp directory, which allows local users to access MSN web email accounts of other users who run Gaim by reading authentication information from the files.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vuln-dev/2002-q2/0584.html
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/ChangeLog
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102130733815285&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9061.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4730

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-04-02T05:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:49:27.787Z

Reserved: 2002-05-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2002-0377

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2002-05-29T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2002-0377

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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