CVE-2016-5119 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The automatic update feature in KeePass 2.33 and earlier allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by spoofing the version check response and supplying a crafted update.

Published: 2017-01-23

Score: 7.5 High

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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:keepass:keepass:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-6070	The automatic update feature in KeePass 2.33 and earlier allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by spoofing the version check response and supplying a crafted update.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0026.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bogner.sh/2016/03/mitm-attack-against-keepass-2s-update-check/
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137274/KeePass-2-Man-In-The-Middle.html
https://sourceforge.net/p/keepass/discussion/329220/thread/e430cc12/

History

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Subscriptions

Keepass Keepass

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-23T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:53:47.366Z

Reserved: 2016-05-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-5119

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-23T21:59:01.657

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-5119

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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