CVE-2006-0363 describes a vulnerability in MSN Messenger 7.5 where the "Remember my Password" feature stores passwords in an encrypted format within the registry. Local users could potentially decrypt these passwords using the CryptUnprotectData function, as demonstrated by specific password recovery tools. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), indicating local access is required for a low impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:msn_messenger:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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