RE: Yahoo Webmail Sessions

["Randy Williams" <randyw () techsource com>]

Howdy all,

I'll volunteer something that may be of value: If you log into the "secure"
session offered by Yahoo!, shouldn't that encrypt the password and help
protect the session?

Please correct me if I'm chasing rabbits...

RandyW

-----Original Message-----
From: Rohit [mailto:rohits79 () yahoo com] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 1:16 AM
To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: Yahoo Webmail Sessions

Hi All!!!,

This is the third time I saw some one else's inbox 
i.e Yahoo Webmail, being opened right after signing in
with my credentials.
 
After typing in the credentials, I get an entirely new
session. Further if I try to click open "Check mail" I
get an - "invalid mailbox state" error.

I am using mozilla firefox browser(on win2k) and am
behind squid. Similarly in my last company ditto
phenomenon occured ( but only once) using ISA proxy
server (ISA plugin). 

Am I being sniffed etc ...
Please can anyone give any pointers how this can
happen and how can I avoid my session being hijacked
to others similarly.

Thanks
rohit


        
                
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