CVE-2015-8378

Publication date 10 April 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

In KeePassX before 0.4.4, a cleartext copy of password data is created upon a cancel of an XML export action. This allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the .xml dotfile.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
keepassx	15.10 wily	Fixed 0.4.3+dfsg-0.1ubuntu1.15.10.1
	15.04 vivid	Fixed 0.4.3+dfsg-0.1ubuntu1.15.04.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 0.4.3+dfsg-0.1ubuntu1.14.04.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 0.4.3-1ubuntu2.1

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
keepassx	Upstream: ?id=b3c

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.5 · High
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N