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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201708-04 ] Ked Password Manager: Information leak

Posted on 21 August 2017
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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org>
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Subject: [ GLSA 201708-04 ] Ked Password Manager: Information leak

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201708-04
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Ked Password Manager: Information leak
Date: August 21, 2017
Bugs: #616690
ID: 201708-04

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Synopsis
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An insecure file usage has been reported in Ked Password Manager
possibly allowing confidential information to be disclosed.

Background
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Helps to manage large numbers of passwords and related information and
simplifies the tasks of searching and entering password data.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-admin/kedpm < 0.4.0-r2 Vulnerable!
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NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate
to another package if one is available or wait for the
existing packages to be marked stable by their
architecture maintainers.

Description
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A history file in ~/.kedpm/history is written in clear text. 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 clear text.

Impact
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An attacker could obtain confidential information.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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Gentoo Security recommends that users unmerge Ked Password Manager:

# emerge --unmerge "app-admin/kedpm"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-8296
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8296

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-04

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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