CVE-2018-19045 Information disclosure in n/a
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-19045 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2018-19045 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Nov 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19045 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-2018-19045/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19045/index.md)
Keepalived creates temporary files with overly permissive permissions, allowing local attackers to read sensitive data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-19045?
CVE-2018-19045 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Nov 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
keepalived 2.0.8 used mode 0666 when creating new temporary files upon a call to PrintData or PrintStats, potentially leaking sensitive information.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19045?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Keepalived Keepalived.
How do I fix CVE-2018-19045?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2018-19045 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19045 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-19045, GHSA-7gcf-2wg8-c4pq, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-19045.