Bug 1286730 (CVE-2015-8378)

Summary:	CVE-2015-8378 keepassx: passwords stored in plain text file when export is cancelled
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Adam Mariš <amaris>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED UPSTREAM	QA Contact:
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	aurelien, carnil, gbailey
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Bug Depends On:	1286731, 1286732
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Description Adam Mariš 2015-11-30 15:43:33 UTC

It was found that XML export function in keepassx 0.4.3 creates hidden XML file containing user passwords in plaintext without warning, when the export is cancelled, which may go unnoticed by the user.

CVE request:

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q4/404

Comment 1 Adam Mariš 2015-11-30 15:43:59 UTC

Created keepassx tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1286731]
Affects: epel-all [bug 1286732]

Comment 2 Adam Mariš 2015-12-09 10:36:27 UTC

Patch:

https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/keepassx.git/commit/?id=b3c9028db8ec3b8752ff47717ffc792d755c1294

Comment 3 Product Security DevOps Team 2019-06-08 02:45:56 UTC

This CVE Bugzilla entry is for community support informational purposes only as it does not affect a package in a commercially supported Red Hat product. Refer to the dependent bugs for status of those individual community products.