GLSA 201708-04: Ked Password Manager: Information leak

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Ked Password Manager: Information leak
Date:	08/21/2017
Bugs:	#616690
ID:	201708-04

Synopsis

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

Background

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

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-admin/kedpm	< 0.4.0-r2		All supported architectures

Description

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

An attacker could obtain confidential information.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

Gentoo Security recommends that users unmerge Ked Password Manager:

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

References

CVE-2017-8296

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201708-04.xml

Concerns?

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.