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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2008-4277 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T10:08:34.957Z
Reserved: 2008-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2008-4294
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Status : Modified
Published: 2008-09-27T10:30:03.570
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2008-4294
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD