full-disclosure - GMail logout (not sure if you could call it a vulnerability)

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From: nion at gmx.net (Nico Golde)
Subject: GMail logout (not sure if you could call it a vulnerability)

Hallo QoDS,

* QoDS ec <QoDSec@...il.com> [2004-06-22 13:22]:
[...] 
> for example consider the following invite link:
> http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-da020f8475-a200b150b3
> 
> if you change it to the following:
> http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-da020f8435-a200b150b3
>                                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>                                          Any of the following digits
> could change
> you will be automatically logged out and as it seems you will have the
> login name of the email of the person who did the invitation.
> 
> Not sure if there is anything evil you could do about it but just a
> minor bug that should be fixed.

i think this is not really evil.
if i remind correctly this email address is also in the invitation
message.?
regards nico
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