FreeBSD : KeePassX -- information disclosure (918a5d1f-9d40-11e5-8f5c-002590263bf5)

high Nessus Plugin ID 87227

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Yves-Alexis Perez reports :

Starting an export (using File / Export to / KeepassX XML file) and cancelling it leads to KeepassX saving a cleartext XML file in ~/.xml without any warning.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=205105

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/30/4

http://www.nessus.org/u?0f25970f

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 87227

File Name: freebsd_pkg_918a5d1f9d4011e58f5c002590263bf5.nasl

Version: 2.7

Type: local

Published: 12/8/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:keepassx, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 12/8/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/8/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-8378