PT-2007-2618 · Blacktree · Quicksilver

Max Perience · Published 2007-03-02 · Updated 2017-07-29 · CVE-2007-1191

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Quicksilver versions with Social Bookmarks (del.icio.us) plug-in 8F

Description The issue allows local users to obtain sensitive information, such as usernames and passwords, by reading the /Library/Logs/Console/UID/Console.log file. This is because the Social Bookmarks (del.icio.us) plug-in writes this information in plaintext to the log file.

Recommendations For Quicksilver with the Social Bookmarks (del.icio.us) plug-in 8F, consider restricting access to the /Library/Logs/Console/UID/Console.log file to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-1191

Affected Products

Quicksilver

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1191 · Security Note
• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-February/052722.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/22752 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32721 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2368 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/34486 · Note