StarDict Security Flaw: Sends X11 Clipboard Data to Remote Servers
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Summary
StarDict, a GPLv3-licensed cross-platform dictionary application, has been found to send users' text selections over unencrypted HTTP to remote servers while running on X11 with Debian's default configuration. The issue was reported by Vincent Lefevre on August 4, highlighting a significant security vulnerability.
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Vincent Lefevre reported the problem to the oss-security mailing list and to Debian's bug tracker.
Installing StarDict will also install the stardict.
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