Description
The YouDao plugin for StarDict, as used in stardict 3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-6 in Debian trixie and elsewhere, sends an X11 selection to the dict.youdao.com and dict.cn servers via cleartext HTTP.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
StarDict StarDict
Default version status: unknown
0 to ≤ 3.0.7+git20220909+dfsg-6affected
References
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/04/1 ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2025/08/msg00076.html ↗
- https://packages.debian.org/trixie/stardict ↗
- https://packages.debian.org/trixie/stardict-gtk ↗
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1110370 ↗
- https://stardict-4.sourceforge.net/index_en.php ↗
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44872313 ↗
- https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1032732/3334850da49689e1/ ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/08/2 ↗