CVE-2005-2214 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

apt-setup in Debian GNU/Linux installs the apt.conf file with insecure permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information such as passwords.

Published: 2005-07-11

Score: 4.6 Medium

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 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:debian:apt-setup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-2215	apt-setup in Debian GNU/Linux installs the apt.conf file with insecure permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information such as 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 Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00054.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=305142
http://secunia.com/advisories/15955
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14173

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Apt-setup

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-07-11T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:15:37.675Z

Reserved: 2005-07-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-2214

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-07-11T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2005-2214

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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