CVE-2017-8296

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-8296
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-04-27 15:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
Descriptionkedpm 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-522 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ked Password Manager Project Ked Password Manager 0.5 All All All
Application Ked Password Manager Project Ked Password Manager 1.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
#860817 - kedpm: CVE-2017-8296: Information leak via the command history file - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Issue Tracking, Patch
oss-security - kedpm: Information leak via the command history file af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Ked Password Manager: Information leak (GLSA 201708-04) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
KED Password Manager / Bugs / #6 INFORMATION DISCLOSURE: command history file saved in clear text on disk af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
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