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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | pithos | 0.3.8-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | pithos | 0.3.8-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | pithos | 0.3.8-1 | — |
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/pithos/+bug/733307
- 44059 third-party-advisory
- pithos-pithos-info-disclosure(66661) vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20110408 Re: CVE request for pithos information disclosure mailing-list
- 47300 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20110408 CVE request for pithos information disclosure mailing-list