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TITLE:
ZipTorrent Proxy Password Disclosure Security Issue

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA16542

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16542/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
Local system

SOFTWARE:
ZipTorrent 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/5607/

DESCRIPTION:
Kozan has discovered a security issue in ZipTorrent, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to disclose certain sensitive
information.

The security issue is caused due to ZipTorrent storing the configured
proxy password in clear text in pref.txt located in the installation
directory.

The security issue has been confirmed in version 1.3.7.3. Other
versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Grant only trusted users access to affected systems.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Kozan

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.spyinstructors.com/show.php?name=Advisories&pa=showpage&pid=65

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About:
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everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest
vulnerabilities.

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