CVE-2010-2387
First published: Fri Dec 21 2012(Updated: )
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.
Credit: secalert_us@oracle.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Gnome Gnome Display Manager | =2.20.8 | |
| Gnome Gnome Display Manager | =2.20.10 | |
| Gnome Gnome Display Manager | =2.20.6 | |
| Gnome Gnome Display Manager | =2.20.0 | |
| Gnome Gnome Display Manager | =2.20.5 | |
| Gnome Gnome Display Manager | =2.20.1 | |
| Gnome Gnome Display Manager | =2.20.3 | |
| Gnome Gnome Display Manager | =2.20.2 | |
| Gnome Gnome Display Manager | =2.20.9 | |
| Gnome Gnome Display Manager | =2.20.7 | |
| Gnome Gnome Display Manager | =2.20.4 |
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Reference Links
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40690
- https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2010_2387_password_disclosure
- http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.20/gdm-2.20.11.changes
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=571846
- http://www.auscert.org.au/13123
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40780
- http://www.osvdb.org/66643
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60642
- collector/nvd-historical
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/severity
- agent/weakness
- agent/references
- agent/author
- agent/type
- agent/description
- agent/event
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/tags
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- vendor/gnome
- canonical/gnome gnome display manager
- version/gnome gnome display manager/2.20.8
- version/gnome gnome display manager/2.20.10
- version/gnome gnome display manager/2.20.6
- version/gnome gnome display manager/2.20.0
- version/gnome gnome display manager/2.20.5
- version/gnome gnome display manager/2.20.1
- version/gnome gnome display manager/2.20.3
- version/gnome gnome display manager/2.20.2
- version/gnome gnome display manager/2.20.9
- version/gnome gnome display manager/2.20.7
- version/gnome gnome display manager/2.20.4