What is CVE-2007-4961?

CVE-2007-4961 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lindenlab Second Life, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2007-09-18.

How severe is CVE-2007-4961?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Lindenlab Second Life

CVE-2007-4961

The login_to_simulator method in Linden Lab Second Life, as used by the secondlife:// protocol handler and possibly other Second Life login mechanisms, sends an MD5 hash in cleartext in the passwd field, which allows remote attackers to login to an account by sniffing the network and then sending this hash to a Second Life authentication server.

EPSS: 0.013 (66.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Lindenlab Second_life
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-311 — Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-4961?: CVE-2007-4961 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lindenlab Second Life, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2007-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2007-4961?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.