PT-2011-3488 · Networkmanager · Libnm-Util+1

Robert Marcano · Published 2011-06-14 · Updated 2021-11-02 · CVE-2011-1943

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NetworkManager version 0.8.999-3.git20110526

Description The issue allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a log file, due to a certificate password being logged by the destroy one secret function in nm-setting-vpn.c in the libnm-util component of the NetworkManager package.

Recommendations For NetworkManager version 0.8.999-3.git20110526, consider restricting access to log files to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the destroy one secret function until a patch is available.

Fix

Insertion into Log File

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-532

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-1943

Affected Products

Networkmanager

Libnm-Util

References · 7

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708876 · Patch
• http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/commit/?id=78ce088843d59d4494965bfc40b30a2e63d065f6 · Patch
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061329.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1943 · Security Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/7 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68057 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/6 · Note