Vulnerability in GNOME Seahorse
CVE-2008-7320
GNOME Seahorse through 3.30 allows physically proximate attackers to read plaintext passwords by using the quickAllow dialog at an unattended workstation, if the keyring is unlocked. NOTE: this is disputed by a software maintainer because the behavior represents a design decision
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (36.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/seahorse/+bug/189774/comments/13 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.bountysource.com/issues/3849352-seahorse-shows-passwords-without-verificati… (Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/seahorse/+bug/189774 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-7320?
- CVE-2008-7320 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GNOME Seahorse, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2018-11-18.
- How severe is CVE-2008-7320?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.