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TITLE:
TIBCO Rendezvous "rvrd.db" Exposure of User Credentials

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA21748

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21748/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
Local system

SOFTWARE:
TIBCO Rendezvous 7.x
http://secunia.com/product/10338/

DESCRIPTION:
Andres Tarasco Acuña has reported a security issue in TIBCO
Rendezvous, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
disclose sensitive information.

The problem is caused due to usernames and passwords being stored
insecurely in the world-readable file "c:\rvrd.db".

The security issue has been reported in version 7.4.11 for the
Microsoft Windows platform. Other versions and platforms may also be
affected.

SOLUTION:
Grant only trusted users access to affected systems.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Andres Tarasco Acuña

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/2284

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