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: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6111
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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
Affected software
GNOME Keyring
Debian Linux
Debian Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2012-6111
Install update from vendor's website.