CVE-2008-7320

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    CVE-2008-7320

    Published: 18 Nov 2018Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: GNOME Seahorse through 3.30 allows physically proximate attackers to read plaintext passwords by using the quickAllow dialog at an unattended workstation, if the keyring is unlocked. NOTE: this is disputed by a software maintainer because the behavior represents a design decision

    References: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/seahorse/+bug/189774, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/seahorse/+bug/189774/comments/13, https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=551036, https://www.bountysource.com/issues/3849352-seahorse-shows-passwords-without-verification, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/seahorse/+bug/189774, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/seahorse/+bug/189774/comments/13, https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=551036

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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