CVE-2007-4961
The login_to_simulator method in Linden Lab Second Life, as used by the secondlife:// protocol handler and possibly other Second Life login mechanisms, sends an MD5 hash in cleartext in the passwd field, which allows remote attackers to login to an…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The login_to_simulator method in Linden Lab Second Life, as used by the secondlife:// protocol handler and possibly other Second Life login mechanisms, sends an MD5 hash in cleartext in the passwd field, which allows remote attackers to login to an account by sniffing the network and then sending this hash to a Second Life authentication server.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.27% probability · 68th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-311
- Affected
- lindenlab/second life
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://osvdb.org/45947Broken Link
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/ie-pwns-secondlifeExploit
- http://osvdb.org/45947Broken Link
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/ie-pwns-secondlifeExploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.