Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:33:25 -0300
Subject: aMSN SSL Certificate Vulnerability
From: Gabriel Menezes Nunes <gab.mnunes@gmail.com.>
To: [email protected]
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aMSN SSL Certificate Vulnerability
I. The Vulnerability
aMSN does not check SSL certificate before sending MSN user
credentials. An attacker is able to obtain MSN username and password
with a spoofed certificate and no alert is generated to the user.
This vulnerability was found in aMSN 0.97.2. Other versions may also
be affected.
II. Disclosure Timeline
06/19/2009 - Vendor contact.
06/26/2009 - No answer. Public Disclosure.
III. Vendor
http://www.amsn-project.net/
IV. Credit
Gabriel Menezes Nunes <gab.mnunes [at] gmail (dot) com>