CVE-2017-8296
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ked_password_manager_project | ked_password_manager | 0.5 | |
| ked_password_manager_project | ked_password_manager | 1.0 | |
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/
CWEs
CWE-522
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.