SB2018052320 - Information disclosure in GNOME Keyring
Published: May 23, 2018 Updated: September 19, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018052320
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20781)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote root privileged attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the LightDM daemon in the affected software stores user passwords in cleartext. A remote attacker can performa memory dump and retrieve login credentials, which can be used to conduct further attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.