CVE-2017-8296
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-522
Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Publication date:
27/04/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
5.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ked_password_manager_project:ked_password_manager:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ked_password_manager_project:ked_password_manager:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- 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/



