CVE-2019-12171 Information disclosure in n/a
Dropbox desktop application stores cleartext credentials in memory without secure erasure, allowing attackers with process access to read them.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-12171?
CVE-2019-12171 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jul 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Dropbox.exe (and QtWebEngineProcess.exe in the Web Helper) in the Dropbox desktop application 71.4.108.0 store cleartext credentials in memory upon successful login or new account creation. These are not securely freed in the running process.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12171?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dropbox Dropbox.
How do I fix CVE-2019-12171?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12171 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-12171 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12171 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8cqx-ghph-934c.