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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2021-4258

A vulnerability was found in whohas. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Package Information Handler. The manipulation leads to cleartext transmission of sensitive information. The attack may be initiated remotely. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The name of the patch is 667c3e2e9178f15c23d7918b5db25cd0792c8472. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216251. NOTE: Most sources redirect to the encrypted site which limits the possibilities of an attack.

Products
whohas
Affected versions
0.29.1+git20220714.5feb1a4-1, 0.29.1+git20220714.5feb1a4-1.1, 0.29.1-1.1
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2021-4258
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 00:51 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-4258

core-osv · Original source

Published 19 Dec 2022, 14:15 UTC

A vulnerability was found in whohas. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Package Information Handler. The manipulation leads to cleartext transmission of sensitive information. The attack may be initiated remotely. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The name of the patch is 667c3e2e9178f15c23d7918b5db25cd0792c8472. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216251. NOTE: Most sources redirect to the encrypted site which limits the possibilities of an attack.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2021-4258

whohas

Fixed versions: Not specified

whohas

Fixed versions: Not specified

whohas

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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