CVE-2013-4509

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-4509
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-11-23 19:55:03 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe default configuration of IBUS 1.5.4, and possibly 1.5.2 and earlier, when IBus.InputPurpose.PASSWORD is not set and used with GNOME 3, does not obscure the entered password characters, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain a user password by reading the lockscreen.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 1.9 from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.000800000 probability, percentile 0.232890000 (date 2026-04-29)

Problem Types: CWE-255 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibus Project Ibus 1.5.4 All All All
Application Ibus Project Ibus All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
openSUSE-SU-2013:1686-1: ibus: avoid showing the password ont he GNOME l af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
ibus-mozc_support_ibus-1.5.4_rev2.diff (9.8 KB) - mozc - Mozc - Japanese Input Method for Chromium OS, Android, Windows, Mac and Linux - Google Project Hosting af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 code.google.com Patch
Added to check the input purpose for gnome-shell password dialog. · ibus/ibus-anthy@6aae0a9 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch
Redirecting to Google Groups af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 groups.google.com
openSUSE-SU-2013:1825-1: ibus-pinyin: fixed typed password visibility af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
openSUSE-SU-2014:0068-1: moderate: update for ibus-chewing af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
1027028 – (CVE-2013-4509) CVE-2013-4509 ibus: visible password entry flaw af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
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