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CVE-2010-2387

LOW CVSS: 1.9 Published: 2012-12-21 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

vicious-extensions/ve-misc.c in GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 2.20.x before 2.20.11, when GDM debug is enabled, logs the user password when it contains invalid UTF8 encoded characters, which might allow local users to gain privileges by reading the information from syslog logs.

Affected Platforms

Gnome Gnome Display Manager

Weakness Type

CWE-255

References