CVE-2015-4082 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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".

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00858.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Attic Project	Attic

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:attic_project:attic:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-0012	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\".
Github GHSA	GHSA-5x6q-ffwj-8vcf	attic has improper verification of unencrypted backups

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/31/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74821
https://github.com/jborg/attic/commit/78f9ad1faba7193ca7f0acccbc13b1ff6ebf9072
https://github.com/jborg/attic/issues/271

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-08-18T16:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:04:02.636Z

Reserved: 2015-05-26T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-4082

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-08-18T16:29:00.340

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2015-4082

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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