TITLE: proxytunnel Username and Password Disclosure SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA12685 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/12685/ CRITICAL: Less critical IMPACT: Exposure of sensitive information WHERE: Local system SOFTWARE: proxytunnel 1.x http://secunia.com/product/3983/ DESCRIPTION: A security issue has been reported in proxytunnel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain knowledge of sensitive information. The problem is that the username and password for the proxy is passed insecurely. SOLUTION: The issue has been fixed in version 1.2.0. http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=39840 PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Reported by vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet@packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------