HIGH
attic before 0.15 does not confirm unencrypted backups with the user, which allows remote attackers with read and write privileges for the encrypted repository to obtain potentially sensitive information by changing the manifest type byte of the repository to "unencrypted / without key file"
Published Aug 18, 2017
7.1
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 2.49%
Description
attic before 0.15 does not confirm unencrypted backups with the user, which allows remote attackers with read and write privileges for the encrypted repository to obtain potentially sensitive information by changing the manifest type byte of the repository to "unencrypted / without key file".
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.14
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
7.1 HIGH GHSA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Attack Requirements None
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality High
Vulnerable System Integrity None
Vulnerable System Availability None
Subsequent System Confidentiality None
Subsequent System Integrity None
Subsequent System Availability None
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
4.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.49% 0.02486
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02486
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.49% (0.02486) | 84.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.47% (0.02466) | 82.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.86% (0.00858) | 72.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.16% (0.02164) | 73.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.93% (0.00928) | 74.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00254) | 65.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00254) | 64.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00254) | 61.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00271) | 62.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.37% (0.00367) | 68.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 56.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 22, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 54.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 52.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 30.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/31/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74821 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5x6q-ffwj-8vcf Advisory
- https://github.com/jborg/attic/commit/78f9ad1faba7193ca7f0acccbc13b1ff6ebf9072 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/jborg/attic/issues/271 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/attic/PYSEC-2017-6.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4082
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200517225455/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74821
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/31/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74821 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5x6q-ffwj-8vcf | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/jborg/attic/commit/78f9ad1faba7193ca7f0acccbc13b1ff6ebf9072 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/jborg/attic/issues/271 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/attic/PYSEC-2017-6.yaml | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4082 | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20200517225455/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74821 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 18, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved May 26, 2015
Link CVE-2015-4082
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-5X6Q-FFWJ-8VCF Updated n/a