CVE-2021-4258 whohas Package Information cleartext transmission
An attacker can intercept sensitive package information transmitted in cleartext by the whohas library, requiring a patch to enforce encryption.
- 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-2021-4258?
CVE-2021-4258 is a low-severity vulnerability in unspecified whohas, published on 19 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability was found in whohas. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Package Information Handler. The manipulation leads to cleartext transmission of sensitive information. The attack may be initiated remotely. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The name of the patch is 667c3e2e9178f15c23d7918b5db25cd0792c8472. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216251. NOTE: Most sources redirect to the encrypted site which limits the possibilities of an attack.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-4258?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Whohas Project Whohas.
How do I fix CVE-2021-4258?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-4258 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-4258 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-4258 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in unspecified whohas
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-4258, GHSA-xgxj-cfph-mm49.