CVE-2019-12171
Dropbox Cleartext Credentials Leaky Memory Vulnerability
Description
Dropbox.exe (and QtWebEngineProcess.exe in the Web Helper) in the Dropbox desktop application 71.4.108.0 store cleartext credentials in memory upon successful login or new account creation. These are not securely freed in the running process.
INFO
Published Date :
July 8, 2019, 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 21, 2021, 11:39 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2019-12171.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DCGurwRTu0HsUpTglVR0jgItZNqqDm_5 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://drive.google.com/open?id=1msz6pb08crPC0VT7s_Z_KTsKm9CbLJEXNsmRwzoNLy8 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2019-12171 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Jul. 21, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-327 CWE-312 CWE-522 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 11, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DCGurwRTu0HsUpTglVR0jgItZNqqDm_5 No Types Assigned https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DCGurwRTu0HsUpTglVR0jgItZNqqDm_5 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://drive.google.com/open?id=1msz6pb08crPC0VT7s_Z_KTsKm9CbLJEXNsmRwzoNLy8 No Types Assigned https://drive.google.com/open?id=1msz6pb08crPC0VT7s_Z_KTsKm9CbLJEXNsmRwzoNLy8 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-327 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:dropbox:dropbox:71.4.108.0:*:*:*:*:desktop:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-12171 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-12171
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.15 }} 0.04%
score
0.49743
percentile