Vulnerability CVE-2008-4294
Published: 2008-09-27   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
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.

Type:

CWE-264

 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.2/10
10/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
IBM -> Tivoli netcool webtop 

 References:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24018932
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/45419
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2690
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31414
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ21888
http://secunia.com/advisories/32036
Copyright 2024, cxsecurity.com

 

Back to Top