Vulnerability Details CVE-2017-8296
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.003
EPSS Ranking 50.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.5
CVSS v2 Score 5.0
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/26/9
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=860817
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-04
- https://sourceforge.net/p/kedpm/bugs/6/
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/26/9
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=860817
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-04
- https://sourceforge.net/p/kedpm/bugs/6/
Products affected by CVE-2017-8296
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cpe:2.3:a:ked_password_manager_project:ked_password_manager:0.5
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cpe:2.3:a:ked_password_manager_project:ked_password_manager:1.0