PT-2009-4698 · Stardict · Stardict

Pavel Machek · Published 2009-06-30 · Updated 2025-11-04 · CVE-2009-2260

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Stardict version 3.0.1

Description The issue allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network when the 'Enable Net Dict' feature is configured, as it sends the contents of the clipboard to a dictionary server.

Recommendations For Stardict version 3.0.1, consider disabling the 'Enable Net Dict' feature to prevent sensitive information from being sent to the dictionary server until a patch is available.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-2260

Affected Products

Stardict

References · 10

• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2010-January/msg00121.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2260 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-2260 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-2260 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-2260 · Vendor Advisory
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/04/1 · Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/141736 · Telegram Post
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/504583 · Note
• https://t.me/EchelonEyes/3994 · Telegram Post
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=534731 · Note