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title: "CVE-2015-8378\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-8378

Publication date 10 April 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

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

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.5 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8378?format=md#impact-score)

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## 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

Show unmaintained releases

| 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 |

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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)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8378?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| keepassx | * Upstream:   [?id=b3c](https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/keepassx.git/commit/?id=b3c9028db8ec3b8752ff47717ffc792d755c1294) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.5 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.5 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8378)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8378)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-8378)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8378)

### Other references

* <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/30/4>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8378>