qtnx 0.9 Configuration File Key cleartext storage

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A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in qtnx 0.9. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Configuration File. Such manipulation leads to cleartext storage (Key). This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2011-2916. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in qtnx 0.9. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Configuration File. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext storage vulnerability (Key). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-312. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

qtnx 0.9 stores non-custom SSH keys in a world-readable configuration file. If a user has a world-readable or world-executable home directory, another local system user could obtain the private key used to connect to remote NX sessions.

The weakness was published 11/15/2019. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-2916 since 07/27/2011. The attack needs to be approached locally. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1555.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• qtnx

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• 0.9

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