NetworkManager: Password to unlock the certificate is being logged
Published Jun 14, 2011
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.21%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 0.8.9997
Configuration 2
- 15
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of NetworkManager as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, or 6.
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:L/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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.21% (0.00215) | 10.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.21% (0.00215) | 11.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 10.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/commit/?id=78ce088843d59d4494965bfc40b30a2e63d065f6 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061329.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1943 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708876 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68057 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1943
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1943
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/commit/?id=78ce088843d59d4494965bfc40b30a2e63d065f6 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061329.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1943 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708876 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68057 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1943 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1943 |
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