CVE-2013-4509

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-4509
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-11-23 19:55:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-13 04:47:00 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

Problem Types: CWE-255

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
openSUSE-SU-2013:1825-1: ibus-pinyin: fixed typed password visibility SUSE lists.opensuse.org
openSUSE-SU-2014:0068-1: moderate: update for ibus-chewing SUSE 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 CONFIRM code.google.com Patch
openSUSE-SU-2013:1686-1: ibus: avoid showing the password ont he GNOME l SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Google Groups MISC groups.google.com
Added to check the input purpose for gnome-shell password dialog. · ibus/ibus-anthy@6aae0a9 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch
1027028 – (CVE-2013-4509) CVE-2013-4509 ibus: visible password entry flaw CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com
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