Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2001-0378 (CCN-6586)

Assigned:2001-03-20
Published:2001-03-20
Updated:2017-10-10
Summary:readline prior to 4.1, in OpenBSD 2.8 and earlier, creates history files with insecure permissions, which allows a local attacker to recover potentially sensitive information via readline history files.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: CCN
Type: OpenBSD Readline Patch
Open history files with a restrictive mode (user read/write only).

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.8/common/024_readline.patch

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2001-0378

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
5680

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 5680
OpenBSD readline History File Disclosure

Source: CCN
Type: OpenBSD security-announce Mailing List, Tue, 20 Mar 2001 17:12:24 -0700
readline patch available

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
bsd-readline-permissions(6586)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
bsd-readline-permissions(6586)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:openbsd:openbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 2.8)

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:openbsd:openbsd:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:openbsd:openbsd:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    openbsd openbsd *
    openbsd openbsd 2.7
    openbsd openbsd 2.8