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CVE-2007-4961 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://osvdb.org/45947	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/ie-pwns-secondlife	CVE	Exploit
http://osvdb.org/45947	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/ie-pwns-secondlife	[email protected]	Exploit

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-311	Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
lindenlab second life	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:a:lindenlab:second_life:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 10, 2024	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Sep 20, 2007	Initial Analysis	[email protected]