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CVE-2009-4145

Status: ModifiedLow (2.1)—

nm-connection-editor in NetworkManager (NM) 0.7.x exports connection objects over D-Bus upon actions in the connection editor GUI, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading D-Bus signals, as demonstrated by using dbus-monitor to discover the password for the WiFi network.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (1)

Gnome — Networkmanager

CWEs

References

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          "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
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      "value": "nm-connection-editor en NetworkManager (NM) v0.7.x envía objetos de conexión por el D-Bus sobre acciones en el editor GUI de conexión, permitiendo a usuarios locales obtener información sensible al leer las señales D-Bus, como se ha demostrado usando dbus-monitor para descubrir la contraseña de la red WiFi."
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