CVE-2008-7320 Information disclosure in n/a
Physically proximate attackers can read plaintext passwords from an unlocked keyring via the quickAllow dialog on unattended workstations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-7320?
CVE-2008-7320 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Nov 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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
Weakness: CWE-255
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7320?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnome Seahorse.
How do I fix CVE-2008-7320?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7320 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-7320 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-7320 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-7320, GHSA-c9x4-9vpx-fj98.