CVE-2005-0624 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

reportbug before 2.62 creates the .reportbugrc configuration file with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain email smarthost passwords.

Published: 2005-03-02

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:debian:reportbug:2.60:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:debian:reportbug:2.61:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-0625	reportbug before 2.62 creates the .reportbugrc configuration file with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain email smarthost passwords.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00059.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=295407
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110972153627388&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/14422/
https://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=6600
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19504

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Reportbug

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-03-02T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T21:21:06.515Z

Reserved: 2005-03-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-0624

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-02-28T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-0624

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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