CVE-2020-17489

CVE Details

Release Date:	2020-08-11
Impact:	None	What is this?

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.)

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	4.3
Vector String:	CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Version:	3.0
Attack Vector:	Physical
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	None
User Interaction:	Required
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 8 (gnome-shell)	ELSA-2022-1814	2022-05-17