Description
The YouDao plugin for StarDict, as used in stardict 3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-6 in Debian trixie and elsewhere, sends an X11 selection to the dict.youdao.com and dict.cn servers via cleartext HTTP.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| StarDict | StarDict | ≤ 3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-6 | — |
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 | stardict | 3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-8 | — |
| Debian 13 | stardict | 3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-8~deb13u1 | — |
| Debian 12 | stardict | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | stardict | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | stardict | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | stardict | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | stardict | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | stardict | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | stardict | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | stardict | No fix yet | — |
References
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/04/1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2025/08/msg00076.html
- https://packages.debian.org/trixie/stardict
- https://packages.debian.org/trixie/stardict-gtk
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1110370
- https://stardict-4.sourceforge.net/index_en.php