CVE-2012-3466

Published: Oct 22, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

4.4

Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

GNOME gnome-keyring 3.4.0 through 3.4.1, when gpg-cache-method is set to "idle" or "timeout," does not properly limit the amount of time a passphrase is cached, which allows attackers to have an unspecified impact via unknown attack vectors.

Affected (2)

Products: Gnome: Gnome Keyring

Gnome

1 product

Gnome Keyring

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gnome Gnome Keyring	Version 3.4.0
Gnome Gnome Keyring	Version 3.4.1

Related CWEs

CWE-264

References (18)

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=683655

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-keyring/commit/?id=51606f299e5ee9d48096db0a5957efe26cbf7cc3

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-keyring/commit/?id=5dff623470b859e332dbe12afb0dc57b292832d2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00037.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:084

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/09/1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/09/2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=681081

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=845426

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=683655