CVE-2020-17489
GNOME gnome-shell Information Disclosure
Description
An issue was discovered in certain configurations of GNOME gnome-shell through 3.36.4. When logging out of an account, the password box from the login dialog reappears with the password still visible. If the user had decided to have the password shown in cleartext at login time, it is then visible for a brief moment upon a logout. (If the password were never shown in cleartext, only the password length is revealed.)
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 11, 2020, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
March 26, 2021, 2:46 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
0.7
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2020-17489
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2020-17489.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00028.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/2997 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00014.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-08 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4464-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2020-17489 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 26, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00028.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00028.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00014.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00014.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-08 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-08 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4464-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4464-1/ Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00028.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 15, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00014.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 14, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-08 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 25, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4464-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Aug. 20, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 17, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/2997 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/issues/2997 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-522 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.36.4
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-17489 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-17489
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.11 }} 0.01%
score
0.43225
percentile