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>> Putmail "putmail.py" TLS Authentication Error Detection Security Bypass Weakness
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Title : Putmail "putmail.py" TLS Authentication Error Detection Security Bypass Weakness
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-0753
CVE ID : CVE-2007-1137
Rated as : Low Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-02-27
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A weakness has been identified in Putmail, which could be exploited by attackers to disclose sensitive information. This issue is due to an error in the "putmail.py" script that fails to properly verify whether a server supports TLS authentication, which could cause a vulnerable application to send authentication credentials in plaintext format.
Affected Products
Putmail versions prior to 1.4
Solution
Upgrade to Putmail version 1.4 :
http://sourceforge.net/projects/putmail/
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0753
http://putmail.sourceforge.net/home.html
Credits
Vulnerability reported by the vendor
ChangeLog
2007-02-27 : Initial release
Vulnerability Management
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