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CVE-2013-4509

ibus: visible password entry flaw

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

1.9

CVSS 2.0

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Published · October 25, 2013

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

The default configuration of IBUS 1.5.4, and possibly 1.5.2 and earlier, when IBus.InputPurpose.PASSWORD is not set and used with GNOME 3, does not obscure the entered password characters, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain a user password by reading the lockscreen.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 1.9
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CWE not specified