4852 : PalmVNC Cleartext Password Exposure
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6 months ago

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Disclosure

May 26, 2003

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

May 26, 2003

Solution

Unknown

Description

PalmVNC contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized password exposure. It is possible to gain access to plaintext passwords when synchronizing the device, by reading the file "PalmVNCDB.PDB", which may lead to a loss of confidentiality.

Classification

Location: Physical Access Required
Attack Type: Cryptographic, Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Available
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades or patches to correct this issue. It is possible to mitigate the flaw by implementing the following workaround: Remove the backup bit from the Palm VNC database

Products

Harakan Software

PalmVNC

1.40

References

Bugtraq ID: 7696
Generic Informational URL: http://www.palm.com
ISS X-Force ID: 12083
Mail List Post: http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2003/05/msg00276.html
CVE ID: 2003-0406 (see also: NVD)
Vendor URL: http://www.harakan.btinternet.co.uk/PalmVNC/

Credit

FluRDoInG - flurflurnet.org - FluRNet

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