CVE-2005-0624: Debian Reportbug

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

reportbug before 2.62 creates the .reportbugrc configuration file with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain email smarthost passwords.

Affected products

• Debian Reportbug: version 2.60 only; version 2.61 only

Published 2005-02-28. Last modified 2026-06-16.