4.4

CVE-2012-3466: gnome gnome-keyring

CVSS: 4.4v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2012-3466
Published 22-10-2012Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-3466 is a medium (CVSS 4.4) vulnerability in gnome gnome-keyring. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.4/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.48%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 22-10-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

GNOME gnome-keyring 3.4.0 through 3.4.1, when gpg-cache-method is set to "idle" or "timeout," does not properly limit the amount of time a passphrase is cached, which allows attackers to have an unspecified impact via unknown attack vectors.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.48%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

40%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.48% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.48%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugzilla.gnome.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • gnome-keyring< 3.4.1-5
Gnome1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

10 links