CVE-2017-8296 — Vulnetix

CVE-2017-8296 PUBLISHED

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.

EPSS 0.34% · 57.4th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.34%

57.4th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	kedpm	0, 1.0

Exploit Intelligence

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/26/9 (circl)
https://sourceforge.net/p/kedpm/bugs/6/ (circl)
GLSA-201708-04 (circl)
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=860817 (circl)

Timeline

Apr 27, 2017 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
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Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8296 third-party-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/25/9 third-party-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8296 third-party-advisory

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