Vulnerability · Published Dec 19, 2022 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2021-4258whohas Package Information cleartext transmission
Low 3.7
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in whohas from unspecified. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities).
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | whohas | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-4258 |
| Debian:13 | whohas | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-4258 |
| Debian:14 | whohas | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-4258 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| unspecified | whohas | n/a |
Weakness: CWE-310 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N