CVE-2010-2387

Severity Score

1.9

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

vicious-extensions/ve-misc.c en GNOME Display Manager (GDM) v2.20.x antes de v2.20.11, cuando la depuración GDM está habilitada, registra la contraseña de usuario cuando contiene caracteres no válidos UTF8 codificados, lo que podría permitir a usuarios locales obtener privilegios mediante la lectura de la información de los registros de syslog.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 1.9

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2010-06-21 CVE Reserved
2012-12-21 CVE Published
2022-04-23 First Exploit
2023-05-15 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-255: Credentials Management Errors

CAPEC

References (9)

URL	Tag	Source
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.20/gdm-2.20.11.changes	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.auscert.org.au/13123	Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/66643	Vdb Entry
https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2010_2387_password_disclosure	X_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=571846	X_refsource_confirm
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60642	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/LogSec/CVE-2010-2387	2022-04-23

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/40690	2017-08-17
http://secunia.com/advisories/40780	2017-08-17

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gnome Display Manager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gnome Display Manager"				2.20.0 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gnome Display Manager" and version "2.20.0"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gnome Display Manager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gnome Display Manager"				2.20.1 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gnome Display Manager" and version "2.20.1"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gnome Display Manager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gnome Display Manager"				2.20.2 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gnome Display Manager" and version "2.20.2"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gnome Display Manager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gnome Display Manager"				2.20.3 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gnome Display Manager" and version "2.20.3"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gnome Display Manager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gnome Display Manager"				2.20.4 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gnome Display Manager" and version "2.20.4"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gnome Display Manager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gnome Display Manager"				2.20.5 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gnome Display Manager" and version "2.20.5"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gnome Display Manager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gnome Display Manager"				2.20.6 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gnome Display Manager" and version "2.20.6"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gnome Display Manager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gnome Display Manager"				2.20.7 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gnome Display Manager" and version "2.20.7"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gnome Display Manager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gnome Display Manager"				2.20.8 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gnome Display Manager" and version "2.20.8"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gnome Display Manager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gnome Display Manager"				2.20.9 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gnome Display Manager" and version "2.20.9"		-		Affected
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Gnome Display Manager Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gnome Display Manager"				2.20.10 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Gnome Display Manager" and version "2.20.10"		-		Affected