CVE-2008-4294 (GCVE-0-2008-4294)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-09-27 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:08
VLAI
Summary
IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop 2.1 before 2.1.0.5 preserves cached user privileges after logout, which allows physically proximate attackers to hijack a session by visiting an unattended workstation, as demonstrated by a root session that is still valid after a subsequent read-only session has begun.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2690 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://secunia.com/advisories/32036 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31414 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
Date Public
2008-09-25 00:00
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