CVE-2017-6911
medium
CVSS v3
6.6
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.6
Description
USB Pratirodh is prone to sensitive information disclosure. It stores sensitive information such as username and password in simple usb.xml. An attacker with physical access to the system can modify the file according his own requirements that may aid in further attack.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
65%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| usb_pratirodh_project | usb_pratirodh | - | |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141651/USB-Pratirodh-Insecure-Password-Storage.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/43
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540289/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96970
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141651/USB-Pratirodh-Insecure-Password-Storage.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/43
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540289/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96970
CWEs
CWE-922
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.