CVE-2011-1943

The 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.

CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/commit/?id=78ce088843d59d4494965bfc40b30a2e63d065f6	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061329.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/6	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/7	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708876	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68057	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/commit/?id=78ce088843d59d4494965bfc40b30a2e63d065f6	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061329.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/6	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/7	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708876	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68057	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnome:networkmanager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2011-06-14 17:55

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51

NVD link : CVE-2011-1943

Mitre link : CVE-2011-1943

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-1943

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gnome

networkmanager

fedoraproject

fedora

CWE

CWE-532

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

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