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TITLE:
GNotebooks Plugin Insecure Permissions Security Issue

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA23191

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23191/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
Local system

SOFTWARE:
GNotebooks 0.x (plugin for Google Desktop)
http://secunia.com/product/12797/

DESCRIPTION:
Richard Reed has discovered a security issue in the GNotebooks Plugin
for Google Desktop, which can be exploited by malicious, local users
to disclose certain sensitive information.

The security issue is caused due to the application storing the
username and password in \temp\GNotebook.txt with insecure
permissions.

The security issue is confirmed in version 0.7.0.1. Other versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Grant only trusted users access to affected systems.

Use another product.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Richard Reed

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