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CVE-2010-2387

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CVE-2010-2387

Published: Dec 21, 2012

Modified: Aug 7, 2024

PUBLISHED

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.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

n/a

affected
n/a

References

ASB-2010.0184
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_AUSCERT
40690
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
40780
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
66643
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB

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