[Full-Disclosure] yahoo mail image verification

[Thierry Haven]

After testing the French Yahoo portal, it appears that this flaw 
actually exists. Let's hope they'll fix it soon. However, the impact of 
a bruteforce attempt is minimal if you have a strong password by default 
...

I've submitted this bug to Yahoo for review.

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Thierry Haven - Xmco Partners
Security Consulting / Pentest
web  : http://www.xmcopartners.com


cumhur onat wrote:

>Did you realized that the image verification in yahoo mail which
>appears after some insuccesfull attempts is not working properly,
>becus i can just leave it blank and continue trying, dont tell me that
>it wont work if I enter a true passwrd without the verification code .
>It works i  have tried with 6 accounts and managed to enter the inbox
>after about 40 tries.
>Sorry for my bad english :(
>Hope you understand what I mean...
>Cumhur Onat
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