# CVE-2002-2172: Information disclosure in n/a

> Attackers can obtain sensitive information from unzeroed disk blocks when encrypted files grow in Informed Designer and Filler.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Nov 2005
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h7j3-4j9c-xrqr

## What is CVE-2002-2172?

CVE-2002-2172 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Nov 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Informed (1) Designer and (2) Filler 3.05 does not zero out newly allocated disk blocks as an encrypted file grows in size, which may allow attackers to obtain sensitive information.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2172?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Shana Informed Designer, Shana Informed Filler.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-2172?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2172 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-2172 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2172 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-2172 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-2172 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Nov 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2172 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2172/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2172/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-2172
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2172
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-2172

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2172/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.