attic before 0.15 does not confirm unencrypted backups with the user, which allows remote attackers with read and write privileges for the encrypted repository to obtain potentially sensitive informat
attic before 0.15 does not confirm unencrypted backups with the user, which allows remote attackers with read and write privileges for the encrypted repository to obtain potentially sensitive information by changing the manifest type byte of the repository to "unencrypted / without key file".
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | attic | < 0.15 | 0.15 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4082
- https://github.com/jborg/attic/issues/271
- https://github.com/jborg/attic/commit/78f9ad1faba7193ca7f0acccbc13b1ff6ebf9072
- https://github.com/jborg/attic
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/attic/PYSEC-2017-6.yaml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200517225455/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74821
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/31/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74821
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5x6q-ffwj-8vcf
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
-- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
attic- Disclosed
- 18.08.2017
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:19
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-5x6q-ffwj-8vcf - CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2017-6 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: attic
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