What is the severity of CVE-2002-0377?

CVE-2002-0377 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the exposure of sensitive information.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0377?

To fix CVE-2002-0377, upgrade to a newer version of Gaim that addresses this vulnerability.

What is affected by CVE-2002-0377?

CVE-2002-0377 specifically affects Gaim version 0.57.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2002-0377?

CVE-2002-0377 is a local information disclosure vulnerability.

Can CVE-2002-0377 be exploited remotely?

CVE-2002-0377 cannot be exploited remotely as it requires local access to the machine running Gaim.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2002-0377

low

2.1

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

29/5/2002

2/4/2003

8/8/2024

CVE-2002-0377

First published: Wed May 29 2002(Updated: )

Gaim 0.57 stores sensitive information in world-readable and group-writable files in the /tmp directory, which allows local users to access MSN web email accounts of other users who run Gaim by reading authentication information from the files.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Gaim	=0.57

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-0377?
CVE-2002-0377 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the exposure of sensitive information.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0377?
To fix CVE-2002-0377, upgrade to a newer version of Gaim that addresses this vulnerability.
What is affected by CVE-2002-0377?
CVE-2002-0377 specifically affects Gaim version 0.57.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2002-0377?
CVE-2002-0377 is a local information disclosure vulnerability.
Can CVE-2002-0377 be exploited remotely?
CVE-2002-0377 cannot be exploited remotely as it requires local access to the machine running Gaim.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-0377?
CVE-2002-0377 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the exposure of sensitive information.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0377?
To fix CVE-2002-0377, upgrade to a newer version of Gaim that addresses this vulnerability.
What is affected by CVE-2002-0377?
CVE-2002-0377 specifically affects Gaim version 0.57.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2002-0377?
CVE-2002-0377 is a local information disclosure vulnerability.
Can CVE-2002-0377 be exploited remotely?
CVE-2002-0377 cannot be exploited remotely as it requires local access to the machine running Gaim.