Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2012-6111 |
CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
GNOME Keyring Client/Desktop applications / Encryption software Debian Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor |
Gnome Development Team Debian |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU34947
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6111
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
gnome-keyring does not discard stored secrets when using gnome_keyring_lock_all_sync function
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsGNOME Keyring: 3.2 - 3.4
Debian Linux: 3.2 - 9.0
External linkshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/17/4
http://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6111
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=690466
http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6111
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.