High severity · published Dec 20, 2019
CVE-2012-6111
gnome-keyring does not discard stored secrets when using gnome_keyring_lock_all_sync function
7.5
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 75% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
GK
Gnome Keyring · Gnome
3.2; 3.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6111
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6111
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/17/4
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6111
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=690466
Third Party Advisory
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6111
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