CVE-2010-2387
N/A
Published: December 21, 2012 at 02:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:20 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGnome Display Manager
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (8)
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.20/gdm-2.20.11.changesThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/40690Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/40780Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_AUSCERTUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.auscert.org.au/13123x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2010_2387_password_disclosureVDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60642Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-255
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