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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-7255 · published 20 April 2010

CVE-2008-7255: Amsn vulnerability

Amsn · Amsn

login_screen.tcl in aMSN (aka Alvaro's Messenger) before 0.97.1 saves a password after logout, which allows physically proximate attackers to hijack a session by visiting an unattended workstation.

4.6 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 0.32% · top 77.7% CWE-255 · CWE-255
4.6CVSS 2.0 base score
0.32%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

login_screen.tcl in aMSN (aka Alvaro's Messenger) before 0.97.1 saves a password after logout, which allows physically proximate attackers to hijack a session by visiting an unattended workstation.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://amsn.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/amsn/trunk/amsn/login_screen.tcl?r1=9960&r2=10259&pathrev=10259
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=610067
http://www.amsn-project.net/forums/index.php?topic=5317.0
http://amsn.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/amsn/trunk/amsn/login_screen.tcl?r1=9960&r2=10259&pathrev=10259
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=610067
http://www.amsn-project.net/forums/index.php?topic=5317.0

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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

5.0CVE-2006-0138Amsn vulnerabilityaMSN (aka Alvaro's Messenger) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client hang and termination of client's instant-messaging session…EPSS 6.4%2.1CVE-2004-2454Amsn vulnerabilityaMSN 0.90 for Microsoft Windows allows local users to obtain sensitive information such as hashed passwords from (1) hotlog.htm and (2) config.xml.EPSS 0.44%8.8CVE-2014-1812Microsoft Windows Group Policy Preferences credential exposure and privilege escalationGroup Policy Preferences in multiple Windows versions stored and distributed passwords in a way that did not properly protect them, allowing any auth…KEVEPSS 65%analysed

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-7255), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.