VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-4509
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…
LOW 1.9EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-255
- Affected
- ibus project/ibus · opensuse/opensuse
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00036.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00024.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00045.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1027028
- https://code.google.com/p/mozc/issues/attachmentText?id=199&aid=1990002000&name=ibus-mozc_support_ibus-1.5.4_rev2.diff&token=P62umpXGXx68XJT6zyvBA727wqE%3A1383693105690Patch
- https://github.com/ibus/ibus-anthy/commit/6aae0a9f145f536515e268dd6b25aa740a5edfe7Patch
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ibus-user/mvCHDO1BJUw
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00036.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00024.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00045.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1027028
- https://code.google.com/p/mozc/issues/attachmentText?id=199&aid=1990002000&name=ibus-mozc_support_ibus-1.5.4_rev2.diff&token=P62umpXGXx68XJT6zyvBA727wqE%3A1383693105690Patch
- https://github.com/ibus/ibus-anthy/commit/6aae0a9f145f536515e268dd6b25aa740a5edfe7Patch
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ibus-user/mvCHDO1BJUw
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.