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CVE-2013-4509: ibus_project ibus Credentials Management Errors

CVSS: 1.9v2.0LowModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2013-4509
Published 23-11-2013Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-4509 is a low (CVSS 1.9) Credentials Management Errors vulnerability in ibus_project ibus. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
8/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
1.9/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.34%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 23-11-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.34%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

26%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.34% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.34%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian4 products
  • ibus-anthy< 1.5.4-1
  • ibus-chewing< 1.4.3-4
  • ibus-pinyin< 1.5.0-1
  • mozc< 1.12.1599.102-1
Ibus_project1 product
  • ibus≤ 1.5.2 | 1.5.4
Opensuse1 product

3 vendors · 6 products

References

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