CVE-2009-2260
stardict 3.0.1, when Enable Net Dict is configured, sends the contents of the clipboard to a dictionary server, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.
02 Description
stardict 3.0.1, when Enable Net Dict is configured, sends the contents of the clipboard to a dictionary server, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.43% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 83.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-06-30 10:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-11-04 21:08Z11 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-06-29
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 2f8ae6ef2a9fa59e86cd2c515fb413b2d664d92c2bdfe2680f2d90ce9c6042ea
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com20090626 evil little dictionaryhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504583
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=534731
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2010-0012https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2010-January/msg00121.html
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/04/1
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- stardict Fixed in 3.0.1-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- stardict Fixed in 3.0.1-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- stardict Fixed in 3.0.1-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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