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Unscored CVE-2008-7320 EUVD-2008-7271GHSA-c9x4-9vpx-fj98

GNOME Seahorse through 3.30 allows physically proximate attackers to read plaintext passwords by using the quickAllow dialog at an unattend…

Published Nov 18, 2018 · Updated Sep 16, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

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

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 seahorse No fix yet —
Debian 13 seahorse No fix yet —
Debian 12 seahorse No fix yet —

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