Description
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".
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 6.5/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/31/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74821Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/jborg/attic/commit/78f9ad1faba7193ca7f0acccbc13b1ff6ebf9072Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jborg/attic/issues/271Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/31/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74821Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/jborg/attic/commit/78f9ad1faba7193ca7f0acccbc13b1ff6ebf9072Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jborg/attic/issues/271Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 18, 2017
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified