Description
The automatic update request in Nagstamont before 0.9.10 uses a cleartext base64 format for transmission of a username and password, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.
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 | nagstamon | 0.9.9-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | nagstamon | 0.9.9-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | nagstamon | 0.9.9-2 | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | nagstamon | 2.0.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10397-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10397-1 nagstamon-2.0.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- [oss-security] 20130711 Re: CVE Request -- Nagstamon (prior 0.9.10): Monitor server user credentials exposure in automated requests to get update information mailing-list
- 54072 third-party-advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=476538
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=983673
- http://nagstamon.ifw-dresden.de/docs/security/
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1235 vendor-advisory
- 54276 third-party-advisory