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KeePass update check MitM flaw can lead to malicious downloads (Help Net Security)
2016-06-02 17:40

Open source password manager KeePass sports a MitM vulnerability that could allow attackers to trick users into downloading malware disguised as a software update, security researcher Florian Bogner warns. All versions of KeePass, including the latest, are vulnerable. The team developing the software is aware of the flaw (CVE-2016-5119), but they currently have no intention of fixing it. “KeePass 2’s automatic update check uses HTTP to request the current version information,” Bogner has discovered. “An … More →


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Related Vulnerability

DATE CVE VULNERABILITY TITLE RISK
2017-01-23 CVE-2016-5119 Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Keepass
The automatic update feature in KeePass 2.33 and earlier allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by spoofing the version check response and supplying a crafted update.
network
high complexity
keepass CWE-20
5.1