CVE-2008-7272 Information disclosure in n/a
FireGPG extension insecurely writes passphrases and decrypted data to disk, allowing attackers to compromise secure communications and private keys.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-7272?
CVE-2008-7272 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
FireGPG before 0.6 handle user’s passphrase and decrypted cleartext insecurely by writing pre-encrypted cleartext and the user's passphrase to disk which may result in the compromise of secure communication or a users’s private key.
Weakness: CWE-312
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7272?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Getfiregpg Firegpg.
How do I fix CVE-2008-7272?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7272 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-7272 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-7272 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3w4p-hjjh-fjwg.