CVE-2011-1943

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-1943
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-06-14 17:55:05 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe destroy_one_secret function in nm-setting-vpn.c in libnm-util in the NetworkManager package 0.8.999-3.git20110526 in Fedora 15 creates a log entry containing a certificate password, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a log file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-532 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 15 All All All
Application Gnome Networkmanager All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: CVE request: NetworkManager-openvpn logs cert password af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: NetworkManager-0.8.9997-2.git20110531.fc15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE request: NetworkManager-openvpn logs cert password af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
NetworkManager/NetworkManager - Network connection manager and user applications (mirrored from https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cgit.freedesktop.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
Bug 708876 – CVE-2011-1943 NetworkManager: Password to unlock the certificate is being logged af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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