CVE-2008-7255
login_screen.tcl in aMSN (aka Alvaro's Messenger) before 0.97.1 saves a password after logout,...
login_screen.tcl in aMSN (aka Alvaro's Messenger) before 0.97.1 saves a password after logout, which allows physically proximate attackers to hijack a session by visiting an unattended workstation.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
login_screen.tcl in aMSN (aka Alvaro's Messenger) before 0.97.1 saves a password after logout, which allows physically proximate attackers to hijack a session by visiting an unattended workstation.
- Record
CVE-2008-7255- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-255
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
login_screen.tcl in aMSN (aka Alvaro's Messenger) before 0.97.1 saves a password after logout, which allows physically proximate attackers to hijack a session by visiting an unattended workstation.
- Record
CVE-2008-7255- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-7211 No score
login_screen.tcl in aMSN (aka Alvaro's Messenger) before 0.97.1 saves a password after logout, which allows physically proximate attackers to hijack a session by visiting an unattended workstation.
- Record
EUVD-2008-7211- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2r6h-23v5-cm2p No score
login_screen.tcl in aMSN (aka Alvaro's Messenger) before 0.97.1 saves a password after logout,...
login_screen.tcl in aMSN (aka Alvaro's Messenger) before 0.97.1 saves a password after logout, which allows physically proximate attackers to hijack a session by visiting an unattended workstation.
- Record
GHSA-2r6h-23v5-cm2p- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-7255 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Amsn, published April 20, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.