Information disclosure in GNOME Keyring - CVE-2018-19358
Published: November 20, 2018 / Updated: February 15, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15992
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19358
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Gnome Development Team
Affected software:
GNOME Keyring
GNOME Keyring
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper use of D-Bus protection mechanisms. A local attacker can execute a program that uses the D-Bus interface and a Secret Service API call to submit malicious input to retrieve login credentials, which could be used to conduct further attacks.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-19358
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.