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title: "CVE-2011-1500\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-1500?format=md
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# CVE-2011-1500

Publication date 13 April 2011

Last updated 17 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

PreferencesPithosDialog.py in Pithos 0.3.7 does not properly restrict
permissions for the .config/pithos.ini file in a user's home directory,
which allows local users to obtain Pandora credentials by reading this
file.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| pithos | 10.10 maverick | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 9.10 karmic | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-1500)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1500)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2011-1500)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1500)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1500>