gdm: logs user passwors that contain invalid UTF8-encoded characters, in debug mode
Published Dec 21, 2012
1.9
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.52%
Description
vicious-extensions/ve-misc.c in GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 2.20.x before 2.20.11, when GDM debug is enabled, logs the user password when it contains invalid UTF8 encoded characters, which might allow local users to gain privileges by reading the information from syslog logs.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.20.0
- 2.20.1
- 2.20.2
- 2.20.3
- 2.20.4
- 2.20.5
- 2.20.6
- 2.20.7
- 2.20.8
- 2.20.9
- 2.20.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
gdm
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
gdm
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | gdm | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | gdm | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This is not a vulnerability. Red Hat Enterprise Linux does not have /var/log/messages world-readable, nor is GDM run in debug mode; both are requirements for this to be considered a flaw.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.52% (0.00524) | 42.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.52% (0.00524) | 40.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00091) | 23.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.31% (0.01306) | 67.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00091) | 23.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 1.31% (0.01306) | 77.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00091) | 23.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 1.31% (0.01306) | 77.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00091) | 23.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 5.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 5.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 5.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.20/gdm-2.20.11.changes x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40690 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40780 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.auscert.org.au/13123 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_AUSCERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/66643 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2387 Vendor Advisory
- https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2010_2387_password_disclosure x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=571846 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=889384 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60642 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2387
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2387
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.20/gdm-2.20.11.changes | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/40690 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/40780 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.auscert.org.au/13123 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_AUSCERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/66643 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2387 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2010_2387_password_disclosure | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=571846 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=889384 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/60642 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2387 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-2387 |
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