Medium severity6.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 18, 2018· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-7320
CVE-2008-7320
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
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Affected products
3<=3.30+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=3.30
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome:seahorse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.30
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/seahorse/+bug/189774nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/seahorse/+bug/189774/comments/13nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- www.bountysource.com/issues/3849352-seahorse-shows-passwords-without-verificationnvdThird Party Advisory
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