UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8378

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8378
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8378.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8378
Upstream
Published
2017-04-10T14:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:29Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

In KeePassX before 0.4.4, a cleartext copy of password data is created upon a cancel of an XML export action. This allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the .xml dotfile.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / keepassx

Package

Name
keepassx
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/keepassx@0.4.3+dfsg-0.1ubuntu1.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.4.3+dfsg-0.1ubuntu1.14.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.4.3+dfsg-0.1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.4.3+dfsg-0.1ubuntu1.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "keepassx"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}