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TITLE:
Crystal Reports Predictable Session Identifier Security Issue

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA23137

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23137/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Hijacking

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Crystal Reports 9
http://secunia.com/product/2254/
Crystal Reports 10
http://secunia.com/product/3551/

DESCRIPTION:
MWR Infosecurity has reported a security issue in Crystal Reports,
which can be exploited by malicious people to hijack user sessions.

The security issue is caused due to predictable session identifiers
stored in cookies.

The security issue is reported in the following versions:
* Crystal Enterprise 9
* Crystal Enterprise 10

The following versions are reportedly not affected:
* Business Objects XI
* Business Objects XIr2

SOLUTION:
Crystal Reports 10:
Apply Cumulative Hotfix issued by the vendor.

Crystal Reports 9:
Upgrade to Crystal Reports 10.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
LB Jennings, M Ruks, and HMG Grobbelaar of MWR Infosecurity

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.uniras.gov.uk/niscc/docs/re-20061128-00818.pdf

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