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TITLE:
IBM Lotus Notes SURunAs.exe Password Disclosure Security Issue

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA39507

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/39507/

DESCRIPTION:
A security issue has been reported in IBM Lotus Notes, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.

The security issue is caused due to the SURunAs.exe executable
storing the username and password of a local administrative account
in clear text. This can be exploited to gain administrative
privileges by reading the stored credentials.

The security issue is reported in versions 7.0, 8.0, and 8.5. Other
versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Do not distribute the SURunAs.exe executable to untrusted users.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21427073

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