CVE-2007-2883 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read plaintext credentials from memory or paging files, bypassing security protections on stolen devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-2883?
CVE-2007-2883 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 May 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Credant Mobile Guardian Shield for Windows 5.2.1.105 and earlier stores account names and passwords in plaintext in memory, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by (1) reading the paging file or (2) dumping and searching the memory image. NOTE: This issue crosses privilege boundaries because the product is intended to protect the data on a stolen computer.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2883?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Credant Credant Mobile Guardian Shield - Windows.
How do I fix CVE-2007-2883?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2883 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-2883 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2883 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c67p-2c36-mvjf.