CVE-2002-0377

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-05-29 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

Rob Flynn Gaim: 0.57

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vuln-dev/2002-q2/0584.html
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/ChangeLog
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102130733815285&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9061.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4730
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vuln-dev/2002-q2/0584.html
http://gaim.sourceforge.net/ChangeLog
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102130733815285&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9061.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4730

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