# CVE-2009-2260: stardict 3.0.1, when Enable Net Dict is configured, sends the contents of the clipboard to a dictionary server, which allows remote attacker

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-06-30 · Updated: 2025-11-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

stardict 3.0.1, when Enable Net Dict is configured, sends the contents of the clipboard to a dictionary server, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504583
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=534731
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2010-January/msg00121.html

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