VDB-38482 · CVE-2007-4501 · BID 25409

SSHKeychain 0.8.1 Passphrase information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in SSHKeychain 0.8.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Passphrase. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2007-4501. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SSHKeychain 0.8.1. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Passphrase. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in PassphraseRequester in SSHKeychain before 0.8.2 beta allows attackers to obtain sensitive information (passwords) via unknown vectors, related to "poor protection."

The weakness was disclosed 08/23/2007 (Website). The advisory is available at sshkeychain.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-4501 since 08/23/2007. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 0.8.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 25409†), Secunia (SA26617†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1018632†). The entry VDB-38481 is pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.0
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SSHKeychain 0.8.1

Timelineinfo

08/22/2007 🔍
08/23/2007 +1 days 🔍
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08/30/2007 +6 days 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2755 days 🔍
09/07/2018 +1271 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sshkeychain.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-4501 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4501
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38482
SecurityFocus: 25409 - SSHKeychain Local Privilege Escalation and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 26617 - SSHKeychain Unspecified Security Issues, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1018632

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 09/07/2018 08:59
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (53), 09/07/2018 08:59 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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