CVE-2010-2387
- Public Date:
- 2009-02-15
- Bugzilla:
- 889384: CVE-2010-2387 gdm: logs user passwors that contain invalid UTF8-encoded characters, in debug mode
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
Find out more about CVE-2010-2387 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This is not a vulnerability. Red Hat Enterprise Linux does not have /var/log/messages world-readable, nor is GDM run in debug mode; both are requirements for this to be considered a flaw.
CVSS v2 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | gdm | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | gdm | Will not fix |
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