CVE-2013-4509 Information disclosure in n/a
Physically proximate attackers can read user passwords from the lockscreen because IBus fails to obscure input characters in default configurations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-4509?
CVE-2013-4509 is a low-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 23 Nov 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The default configuration of IBUS 1.5.4, and possibly 1.5.2 and earlier, when IBus.InputPurpose.PASSWORD is not set and used with GNOME 3, does not obscure the entered password characters, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain a user password by reading the lockscreen.
Weakness: CWE-255
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4509?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibus Project Ibus, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4509?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2013-4509 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4509 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4509, GHSA-hfpc-f259-2f2x, openSUSE-SU-2024:10500-1.