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CVE-2016-5119

The automatic update feature in KeePass 2.33 and earlier allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by spoofing the version check response and supplying a crafted update.

Published

2017-01-23T21:59:01.657

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	keepass	keepass	≤ 2.33	Yes

References

https://bogner.sh/2016/03/mitm-attack-against-keepass-2s-update-check/ Exploit, Technical Description ([email protected])
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137274/KeePass-2-Man-In-The-Middle.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://sourceforge.net/p/keepass/discussion/329220/thread/e430cc12/ Patch, Product ([email protected])
https://bogner.sh/2016/03/mitm-attack-against-keepass-2s-update-check/ Exploit, Technical Description (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137274/KeePass-2-Man-In-The-Middle.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://sourceforge.net/p/keepass/discussion/329220/thread/e430cc12/ Patch, Product (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)