Description
The 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.
Published: 2013-11-23
Score: 1.9 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-4370 The 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T16:45:14.836Z

Reserved: 2013-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-4509

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-11-23T19:55:03.613

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2013-4509

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2013-10-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-4509 - Bugzilla

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