CVE-2008-7320
Publication date 18 November 2018
Last updated 4 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
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
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| seahorse | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
6.8 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Other 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://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-7320