CVE-2015-4082
Published: 18 August 2017
attic before 0.15 does not confirm unencrypted backups with the user, which allows remote attackers with read and write privileges for the encrypted repository to obtain potentially sensitive information by changing the manifest type byte of the repository to "unencrypted / without key file".
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that Attic could be manipulated into running in unencrypted mode without warning the user. An attacker could use this vulnerability to access sensitive information.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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attic Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
|
bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
disco |
Does not exist
|
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Released
(0.10-1.1ubuntu0.1+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
upstream |
Released
(0.15)
|
|
utopic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
vivid |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
wily |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(0.16-2)
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://github.com/jborg/attic/commit/78f9ad1faba7193ca7f0acccbc13b1ff6ebf9072 |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 6.5 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |