CVE-2013-4509
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
1.9
Description
The default configuration of IBUS 1.5.4, and possibly 1.5.2 and earlier, when IBus.InputPurpose.PASSWORD is not set and used with GNOME 3, does not obscure the entered password characters, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain a user password by reading the lockscreen.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.5.4-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.5.4-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.5.4-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.5.4-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.5.4-1 |
| suse | 13.1 | affected | |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00036.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00024.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00045.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1027028
- https://code.google.com/p/mozc/issues/attachmentText?id=199&aid=1990002000&name=ibus-mozc_support_ibus-1.5.4_rev2.diff&token=P62umpXGXx68XJT6zyvBA727wqE%3A1383693105690
- https://github.com/ibus/ibus-anthy/commit/6aae0a9f145f536515e268dd6b25aa740a5edfe7
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ibus-user/mvCHDO1BJUw
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4509
CWEs
CWE-255
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.