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FKIE_CVE-2009-2260

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-06-30 10:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:09

Severity

Summary

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.

References

	URL	Tags
	cve@mitre.org	http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=534731
	cve@mitre.org	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504583
	cve@mitre.org	https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2010-January/msg00121.html
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=534731
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/04/1
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504583
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2010-January/msg00121.html

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	stardict	stardict	3.0.1

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CVE-2009-2260 (GCVE-0-2009-2260)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-06-30 10:00 – Updated: 2025-11-04 21:08

Summary

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.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre mitre root

References

4 references

URL	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504583	mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=534731	x_refsource_MISC
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-an…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/04/1

Date Public

2009-06-26 00:00

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