CVE-2009-4145

Summary

nm-connection-editor in NetworkManager (NM) 0.7.x exports connection objects over D-Bus upon actions in the connection editor GUI, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading D-Bus signals, as demonstrated by using dbus-monitor to discover the password for the WiFi network.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37580
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/16/3
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54898
• http://git.gnome.org/browse/network-manager-applet/commit/?h=NETWORKMANAGER_APPLET_0_7&id=56d87fcb86acb5359558e0a2ee702cfc0c3391f2
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546117
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37819
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10539
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00000.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0108.html
• http://git.gnome.org/browse/network-manager-applet/commit/?h=NETWORKMANAGER_APPLET_0_7&id=8627880e07c8345f69ed639325280c7f62a8f894
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38420

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37580
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/16/3
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54898
• http://git.gnome.org/browse/network-manager-applet/commit/?h=NETWORKMANAGER_APPLET_0_7&id=56d87fcb86acb5359558e0a2ee702cfc0c3391f2
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546117
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37819
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10539
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00000.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0108.html
• http://git.gnome.org/browse/network-manager-applet/commit/?h=NETWORKMANAGER_APPLET_0_7&id=8627880e07c8345f69ed639325280c7f62a8f894
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38420

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