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2.1
CVE-2011-1943: NetworkManager on Fedora logs VPN certificate passwords
CVE-2011-1943 · published 15 years ago
Summary
The VPN component of NetworkManager in Fedora writes the certificate password to a system log file. Anyone who can read that log can see the password, exposing secure credentials. Update NetworkManager to a version that removes the password from logs or adjust logging settings to prevent this information from being recorded.
What to do
- Update gnome networkmanager to version 0.8.9997 or later.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| gnome | networkmanager |
< 0.8.9997 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:networkmanager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| fedoraproject | fedora |
15 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Original advisory text
The destroy_one_secret function in nm-setting-vpn.c in libnm-util in the NetworkManager package 0.8.999-3.git20110526 in Fedora 15 creates a log entry containing a certificate password, which allow...
The destroy_one_secret function in nm-setting-vpn.c in libnm-util in the NetworkManager package 0.8.999-3.git20110526 in Fedora 15 creates a log entry containing a certificate password, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a log file.
References
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/commit/?id=78ce088843d... Patch Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061329.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/6 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/7 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708876 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68057 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Internet-facing
60 days
Internal
At next upgrade
- Not known to be exploited
- Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
- Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Severity
2.1
Low
Type
CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
Timeline
Published14 Jun 2011
Updated29 Oct 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2011-1943 · NVD
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