CVE-2005-2444 (GCVE-0-2005-2444)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2005-08-03 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 22:29
VLAI
Summary
Trillian Pro 3.1 build 121, when checking Yahoo e-mail, stores the password in plaintext in a world readable file and does not delete the file after login, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/16289 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112274667603628&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Date Public
2005-07-30 00:00
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