Input validation error in GNOME Keyring and Debian Linux - CVE-2012-6111

 

Input validation error in GNOME Keyring and Debian Linux - CVE-2012-6111

Published: December 20, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU34947
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6111
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Gnome Development Team
Debian
Affected software:
GNOME Keyring
Debian Linux

Detailed vulnerability description

The 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


How to mitigate CVE-2012-6111

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources