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CVE-2017-8296

UNKNOWN
Published 2017-04-27T15:00:00
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Description

kedpm 0.5 and 1.0 creates a history file in ~/.kedpm/history that is written in cleartext. All of the commands performed in the password manager are written there. This can lead to the disclosure of the master password if the "password" command is used with an argument. The names of the password entries created and consulted are also accessible in cleartext.

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GitHub Security Advisories

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⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-54h8-8vv6-353m

Advisory Details

kedpm 0.5 and 1.0 creates a history file in ~/.kedpm/history that is written in cleartext. All of the commands performed in the password manager are written there. This can lead to the disclosure of the master password if the "password" command is used with an argument. The names of the password entries created and consulted are also accessible in cleartext.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8296
WEB https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=860817
WEB https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-04
WEB https://sourceforge.net/p/kedpm/bugs/6
WEB http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/26/9

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 13, 2022, Modified: April 20, 2025

References

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/26/9
https://sourceforge.net/p/kedpm/bugs/6/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-04
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=860817
Published: 2017-04-27T15:00:00
Last Modified: 2024-08-05T16:34:21.669Z
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