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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNOME Display Manager up to 2.20.1. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file /var/log/messages of the component Gnome Display Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-255. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was released 02/15/2009 by Antoine as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at auscert.org.au. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-2387 since 06/21/2010. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1552 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 2.20.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

Productinfo

Vendor

• GNOME

Name

• Display Manager

Version

• 2.20.0
• 2.20.1

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

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• 🔍
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CPE 2.2info

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• 🔍
• 🔍

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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EPSS Percentile: 🔍

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Display Manager 2.20.2

Timelineinfo

02/15/2009 🔍
06/02/2010 +472 days 🔍
06/02/2010 +0 days 🔍
06/21/2010 +19 days 🔍
07/28/2010 +37 days 🔍
07/28/2010 +0 days 🔍
08/05/2010 +7 days 🔍
12/21/2012 +869 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +823 days 🔍
12/21/2021 +2464 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnome.org

Advisory: auscert.org.au
Researcher: Antoine
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2010-2387 (🔍)
X-Force: 60642
Vulnerability Center: 26693 - GNOME Display Manager 2.12-2.20.10 Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 42016 - GNOME Display Manager '/var/log/messages' Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 40690 - Sun Solaris GNOME Display Manager Password Disclosure Weakness, Not Critical
OSVDB: 66643 - GNOME Display Manager Debug Mode /var/log/messages Password Disclosure

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/21/2021 02:23
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (57), 09/14/2017 09:33 (12), 12/21/2021 02:15 (3), 12/21/2021 02:23 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 18:DBB:103

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