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October 29, 2004GMail wide open to exploit?According to an article on Hack in the Box, a major security hole in Google's mail service (gmail) allows full access to user accounts, without the need of a password. Apparently a flaw in the service's identity authentication mechanisms allows an advesary to get complete control of the mailbox through the use of a bit of cookie-hijacking fu. According to a follow up on InfoWorld, this vulnerability has now been fixed. An investigation by Google found that only a handful of Gmail users were victimized. Goes to show you though... it doesn't take long for the exposure window for a vulnerability to be exploited these days. Posted by SilverStr at October 29, 2004 10:58 PM | TrackBackComments
Dana: InfoWorld is reporting the flaw has already been fixed. Posted by: Marc Orchant at October 30, 2004 05:53 AMYep. Already said that when I posted the article. Posted by: SilverStr at October 30, 2004 11:21 AM |
 
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