CVE-2008-7255 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2008-7255

login_screen.tcl in aMSN (aka Alvaro's Messenger) before 0.97.1 saves a...

Vulnerability Description

login_screen.tcl in aMSN (aka Alvaro's Messenger) before 0.97.1 saves a password after logout, which allows physically proximate attackers to hijack a session by visiting an unattended workstation.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

amsn
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.83, 0.90, 0.91, 0.92, 0.93, 0.94, 0.95, 0.96

Timeline

Official Publish: April 20th, 2010
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.