CVE-2013-4223 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read SMTP credentials from world-readable configuration files in Nullmailer, leading to information disclosure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-4223?
CVE-2013-4223 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 May 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Gentoo Nullmailer package before 1.11-r2 uses world-readable permissions for /etc/nullmailer/remotes, which allows local users to obtain SMTP authentication credentials by reading the file.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4223?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gentoo Nullmailer.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4223?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2013-4223 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4223 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4223, GHSA-g96h-jq4g-g8p9.