CVE-2019-3500 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read HTTP Basic Authentication credentials from log files when the logging feature is enabled in aria2.
- 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-2019-3500?
CVE-2019-3500 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 2 Jan 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
aria2c in aria2 1.33.1, when --log is used, can store an HTTP Basic Authentication username and password in a file, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.
Weakness: CWE-532
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3500?
It affects 4 products.
Linux distribution packages (8)
aria2 SUSE:Package Hub 15 | All versions | 1.33.1-bp150.3.7.1 |
aria2 SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1 | All versions | 1.35.0-bp153.2.3.1 |
aria2 SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP2 | All versions | 1.35.0-bp153.2.3.1 |
aria2 SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP3 | All versions | 1.35.0-bp153.2.3.1 |
aria2 openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | All versions | 1.33.1-bp150.3.7.1 |
aria2 openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | All versions | 1.35.0-bp153.2.3.1 |
aria2 openSUSE:Leap 15.3 | All versions | 1.35.0-bp153.2.3.1 |
aria2 openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 1.36.0-1.2 |
Products include Aria2 Project Aria2, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora.
How do I fix CVE-2019-3500?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2019-3500 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3500 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2019-3500, DEBIAN-CVE-2019-3500, DLA-1636-1, DLA-2873-1, GHSA-g768-79g3-c28j, MGASA-2019-0036 and 5 more.