CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-5119
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-01-23
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.1 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• keepass keepass (<= 2.33)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness
References
- https://bogner.sh/2016/03/mitm-attack-against-keepass-2s-update-check/ Exploit, Technical Description
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137274/KeePass-2-Man-In-The-Middle.html Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/keepass/discussion/329220/thread/e430cc12/ Patch, Product
- https://bogner.sh/2016/03/mitm-attack-against-keepass-2s-update-check/ Exploit, Technical Description
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137274/KeePass-2-Man-In-The-Middle.html Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/keepass/discussion/329220/thread/e430cc12/ Patch, Product