Overview
Some versions of MiraMail store username and passwords in a text file without using encryption.
Description
MiraMail is a news server for Windows-based hosts. Versions of MiraMail up to and including 1.04 store MiraMail user data, including usernames and passwords, in unencrypted plaintext stored in a '.ini' file. |
Impact
Any user with access to the .ini file can learn all usernames and passwords used by MiraMail. |
Solution
The CERT/CC is currently unaware of a practical solution to this problem. |
None. |
Vendor Information
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CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Chris Lathem for reporting this vulnerability.
This document was written by Shawn Van Ittersum.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2002-0110 |
| Severity Metric: | 0.81 |
| Date Public: | 2002-01-10 |
| Date First Published: | 2002-08-07 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2002-08-07 16:00 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 6 |