Vulnerability in GNOME Display Manager
CVE-2010-2387
vicious-extensions/ve-misc.c in GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 2.20.x before 2.20.11, when GDM debug is enabled, logs the user password when it contains invalid UTF8 encoded characters, which might allow local users to gain privileges by reading the information from syslog logs.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 1.9 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (42.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 42.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNOME Display Manager — versions 2.20.0, 2.20.1, 2.20.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi
- www.auscert.org.au/13123 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2010_2387_password_disclosure
- secunia.com/advisories/40690 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.20/gdm-2.20.11.changes
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60642 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/40780 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/66643 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-2387?
- CVE-2010-2387 is a vulnerability in GNOME Display Manager, classified under CWE-255. Published 2012-12-21.
- Is CVE-2010-2387 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.