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Synergy Protocol Information Disclosure Vulnerability (Linux)

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

General

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

5.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Wont Fix

Created

Created

13 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

This host is installed with Synergy and is prone to information disclosure vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

The flaw is caused by sending all keystrokes and mouse movements in clear text, which allows attacker to eavesdrop on all information passed between the multiple computers.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Synergy Version 1.4

Solution

Solution

No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.