Information Exposure Through Log Files Affecting aria2 package, versions <1.34.0-4


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-ARIA2-272809
  • published2 Jan 2019
  • disclosed2 Jan 2019

Introduced: 2 Jan 2019

CVE-2019-3500  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-532  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable aria2 to version 1.34.0-4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream aria2 package and not the aria2 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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