7.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2018-20781
"GNOME Keyring PAM Exposable Password Leak"
Description

In pam/gkr-pam-module.c in GNOME Keyring before 3.27.2, the user's password is kept in a session-child process spawned from the LightDM daemon. This can expose the credential in cleartext.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 12, 2019, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:02 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-20781 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Oracle zfs_storage_appliance_kit
1 Gnome gnome_keyring
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 LOW [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update the gnome-keyring package to address the credential exposure vulnerability.
  • Update the affected gnome-keyring package.
  • Update libp11-kit-gnome-keyring if applicable.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-20781 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-20781 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

A tool to dump the login password from the current linux user

post-exploitation password-extraction

Makefile C Python Shell

Updated: 1 month ago
3980 stars 622 fork 622 watcher
Born at : March 28, 2017, 9:24 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-20781 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-20781 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-keyring/+bug/1772919
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=781486
    Added Reference https://github.com/huntergregal/mimipenguin
    Added Reference https://github.com/huntergregal/mimipenguin/tree/d95f1e08ce79783794f38433bbf7de5abd9792da
    Added Reference https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-keyring/issues/3
    Added Reference https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-keyring/tags/3.27.2
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3894-1/
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 16, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-keyring/+bug/1772919 Issue Tracking, Patch https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-keyring/+bug/1772919 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/huntergregal/mimipenguin No Types Assigned https://github.com/huntergregal/mimipenguin Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/huntergregal/mimipenguin/tree/d95f1e08ce79783794f38433bbf7de5abd9792da No Types Assigned https://github.com/huntergregal/mimipenguin/tree/d95f1e08ce79783794f38433bbf7de5abd9792da Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:zfs_storage_appliance_kit:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 20, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-255 CWE-522
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 24, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/huntergregal/mimipenguin/tree/d95f1e08ce79783794f38433bbf7de5abd9792da [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://github.com/huntergregal/mimipenguin [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 28, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Changed CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3894-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3894-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3894-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-keyring/tags/3.27.2 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-keyring/tags/3.27.2 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=781486 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=781486 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-keyring/+bug/1772919 No Types Assigned https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-keyring/+bug/1772919 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-keyring/issues/3 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-keyring/issues/3 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-255
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_keyring:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.27.2
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 2.1
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

6.72 }} 1.65%

score

0.90816

percentile