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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> CGI abuses >> VChat information disclosure Vulnerability Assessment Details
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VChat information disclosure |
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Searches for the existence of vchat/msg.txt Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment It is possible to retrieve the log of all the chat sessions that have occured on the remote vchat server by requesting the file vchat/msg.txt A possible hacker may use this flaw to read past chat sessions and possibly harass its participants. In addition to this, another flaw in the same product may permit a possible hacker to consume all the resources of the remote host by sending a long message to this module. Solution : None at this time. Add a .htaccess file to prevent a possible hacker from obtaining this file Network Security Threat Level: Low Networks Security ID: 7186, 7188 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Renaud Deraison |
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