CVE-2012-3466

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-3466
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-10-22 23:55:00 UTC
Updated2013-12-05 05:15:00 UTC
DescriptionGNOME gnome-keyring 3.4.0 through 3.4.1, when gpg-cache-method is set to "idle" or "timeout," does not properly limit the amount of time a passphrase is cached, which allows attackers to have an unspecified impact via unknown attack vectors.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-264

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnome Gnome-keyring 3.4.0 All All All
Application Gnome Gnome-keyring 3.4.1 All All All
Application Gnome Gnome-keyring 3.4.0 All All All
Application Gnome Gnome-keyring 3.4.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
openSUSE-SU-2012:1121-1: gnome-keyring: do not cache passwords indefinit SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2013:084 | Mandriva MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com
oss-security - CVE Request: gnome-keyring: improper caching of gpg password/passphrase MLIST www.openwall.com
#683655 - gnome-keyring: gpg passphrase cached forever - Debian Bug report logs MISC bugs.debian.org
Bug 681081 – gpg passphrase cached forever CONFIRM bugzilla.gnome.org Exploit
secret-store: Mark a secret item as 'used' when accessed (5dff6234) · Commits · GNOME / gnome-keyring · GitLab CONFIRM git.gnome.org Patch
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: gnome-keyring: improper caching of gpg password/passphrase MLIST www.openwall.com
Bug 845426 – CVE-2012-3466 gnome-keyring: improper caching of passwords/passphrase MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
gpg-agent: Hook up the TTL cache option (51606f29) · Commits · GNOME / gnome-keyring · GitLab CONFIRM git.gnome.org
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