Information disclosure in aria2 - CVE-2019-3500
Published: January 14, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16963
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3500
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: aria2
Affected software:
aria2
aria2
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to aria2c can store an HTTP Basic Authentication username and password in a file when --log is used. A local attacker can obtain sensitive information by reading this file.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-3500
Install updates from vendor's website.