reportbug 2.60/2.61 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in reportbug 2.60/2.61. Impacted is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-0624. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in reportbug 2.60/2.61 (Reporting Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

reportbug before 2.62 creates the .reportbugrc configuration file with world-readable permissions which allows local users to obtain email smarthost passwords.

The weakness was released 02/28/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-0624 since 03/02/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19504), SecurityFocus (BID 12674†) and Secunia (SA14422†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-23997. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/28/2005 🔍
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03/02/2005 +2 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3660 days 🔍
07/06/2018 +1214 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-0624 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0624
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23996
X-Force: 19504 - reportbug .reportbugrc files are world-readable
SecurityFocus: 12674 - Debian Reportbug Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 14422 - Debian reportbug Exposure of Sensitive Information, Less Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 07/06/2018 08:25
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (49), 07/06/2018 08:25 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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