[NT] Trillian Plaintext Passwords

From: SecuriTeam (support_at_securiteam.com)
Date: 08/02/05

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      Trillian Plaintext Passwords
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    SUMMARY

    " <http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/> Trillian is a fully featured,
    stand-alone, skinnable chat client that supports AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo
    Messenger, and IRC."

    Trillian have been found to store clear passwords on a plaintext file,
    that can be accessed by any user who has access to the machine.

    DETAILS

    Vulnerable Systems:
     * Trillian version 3.1 Basic and pro
     * Trillian version 3.0 Basic and Pro

    When you choose the option to check your Yahoo email in Trillian (Check
    Yahoo Mail), Trillian creates a temp file in the <Install
    Directory>\users\default\cache directory with a random name that contains
    the Yahoo password in clear text. Further, this file is world readable,
    and the logout process doesn't erase it.

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    The information has been provided by <mailto:security@suramya.com>
    Suramya Tomar .

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