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Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:14:50 -0700
From: Kurt Seifried <kseifried@...hat.com>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: CVE request: wicd writes sensitive information
in log files (password, passphrase...)
On 01/26/2012 04:06 PM, Kurt Seifried wrote:
> wicd writes sensitive information in log files (password, passphrase...)
>
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=652417
>
> From: Vincent Lefevre <vincent@...c17.net>
> To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@...s.debian.org>
> Subject: wicd writes sensitive information in log files (password,
> passphrase...)
> Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:27:32 +0100
>
> Package: wicd
> Version: 1.7.1~b3-3
> Severity: grave
> Tags: security
> Justification: user security hole
>
> wicd writes sensitive information in log files (under /var/log/wicd),
> such as passwords and passphrases. Users in the adm group can have
> access to them, but also log files are meant to be sent in bug
> reports, and if the bug reporter doesn't pay attention, there is
> a huge risk to transmit such information.
>
> http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~wicd-devel/wicd/experimental/revision/682
>
> === modified file 'wicd/configmanager.py'
> --- wicd/configmanager.py 2011-12-15 18:21:53 +0000
> +++ wicd/configmanager.py 2011-12-17 06:55:18 +0000
> @@ -120,8 +120,13 @@
> ret = to_unicode(ret)
> if default:
> if self.debug:
> - print ''.join(['found ', option, ' in configuration ',
> - str(ret)])
> + # mask out sensitive information
> + if option in ['apsk', 'password', 'identity',
> 'private_key', \
> + 'private_key_passwd', 'key',
> 'passphrase']:
> + print ''.join(['found ', option, ' in
> configuration *****'])
> + else:
> + print ''.join(['found ', option, ' in
> configuration ',
> + str(ret)])
> else:
> if default != "__None__":
> print 'did not find %s in configuration, setting
> default %s' % (option, str(default))
>
>
Please use CVE-2012-0813 for this issue. One thing I forgot to include:
affected version 9derp). wicd 1.6.2.2 and 1.7.0 are affected, a new
tarball doesn't appear to be out yet.
--
Kurt Seifried Red Hat Security Response Team (SRT)
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