CVE-2010-2387
1.9 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
6.5 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.3%
vicious-extensions/ve-misc.c in GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 2.20.x before 2.20.11, when GDM debug is enabled, logs the user password when it contains invalid UTF8 encoded characters, which might allow local users to gain privileges by reading the information from syslog logs.
Affected configurations
References
ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.20/gdm-2.20.11.changes
secunia.com/advisories/40690
secunia.com/advisories/40780
www.auscert.org.au/13123
www.osvdb.org/66643
blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2010_2387_password_disclosure
bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=571846
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60642
Related
1.9 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
6.5 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.3%