Description
GNOME Seahorse through 3.30 allows physically proximate attackers to read plaintext passwords by using the quickAllow dialog at an unattended workstation, if the keyring is unlocked. NOTE: this is disputed by a software maintainer because the behavior represents a design decision
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CVSS 3.0 6.8/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/seahorse/+bug/189774Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/seahorse/+bug/189774/comments/13Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=551036Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.bountysource.com/issues/3849352-seahorse-shows-passwords-without-verificationThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/seahorse/+bug/189774Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/seahorse/+bug/189774/comments/13Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=551036Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.bountysource.com/issues/3849352-seahorse-shows-passwords-without-verificationThird Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 18, 2018
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified