Liferea feedlist.opml information disclosure
| liferea-feedlist-information-disclosure (38156) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Liferea could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by insecure permissions on the feedlist.opml backup file. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain feed or proxy authentication usernames and other sensitive information.
Platforms Affected:
- Liferea, Liferea prior to 1.4.6
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Liferea (1.4.6 or later), available from SourceForge.net: Files. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- SourceForge.net: Files, Liferea - File Release Notes and Changelog - Release Name: 1.4.6 at http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=550468.
- BID-26254: Liferea Feedlist.OPML Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-5751: Liferea before 1.4.6 uses weak permissions (0644) for the feedlist.opml backup file, which allows local users to obtain credentials.
- SA27438: Liferea "feedlist.opml" Backup Insecure File Permissions
Reported:
Oct 29, 2007
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