Source: aria2
Version: 1.30.0-2
Severity: normal
Tags: security upstream
Forwarded: https://github.com/aria2/aria2/issues/1329
Control: found -1 1.34.0-3

Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for aria2.

CVE-2019-3500[0]:
| aria2c in aria2 1.33.1, when --log is used, can store an HTTP Basic
| Authentication username and password in a file, which might allow local
| users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.

The security impact is somehow disputable/limited, still reporting it
for tracking purpose with regard of the upstream issue. Once a fix
available it can land in Debian a well.

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-3500
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-3500
[1] https://github.com/aria2/aria2/issues/1329

Regards,
Salvatore

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