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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVE-2008-3168

Medium
5/10

Summary

The files utility in Empire Server before 4.3.15 discloses the world creation time, which makes it easier for attackers to determine the PRNG seed.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • NONE

CWE-200 - Information Exposure

An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published