PT-2010-1246 · Amsn · Amsn

Published 2010-04-20 · Updated 2010-06-03 · CVE-2008-7255

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions amsn versions prior to 0.97.1

Description The issue allows physically proximate attackers to hijack a session by visiting an unattended workstation, as the password is saved after logout.

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.97.1, update to version 0.97.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider clearing the saved password after each session or ensuring the workstation is properly secured when unattended.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-255

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-7255

Affected Products

Amsn

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7255 · Security Note
• http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=610067 · Note
• http://amsn-project.net/forums/index.php?topic=5317.0 · Note
• http://amsn.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/amsn/trunk/amsn/login_screen.tcl?r1=9960&r2=10259&pathrev=10259 · Note