CVE-2005-0518 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read plaintext passwords from the registry to gain privileges in the eXeem P2P client.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-0518?
CVE-2005-0518 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Feb 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
eXeem 0.21 stores sensitive information such as passwords in plaintext in the Exeem registry key, which allows local users to gain privileges via the proxy_user and proxy_password values.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0518?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Exeem Exeem.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0518?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0518 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-0518 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-0518 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xp5m-682p-74cw.