CVE-2013-4509

ibus: visible password entry flaw

Published Nov 23, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 1.9 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
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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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 4:45 PM
Reserved
Jun 12, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 23, 2013, 7:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:57 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Oct 25, 2013, 12:00 AM