4.3

CVE-2020-17489: canonical ubuntu_linux Insufficiently Protected Credentials

CVSS: 4.3v3.1MediumModified
AliasesMGASA-2021-0316SUSE-SU-2020:3132-1RHSA-2022:1814
Published 11-08-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-17489 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
27/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.55%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10797-1

Timeline

  1. 11-08-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered in certain configurations of GNOME gnome-shell through 3.36.4. When logging out of an account, the password box from the login dialog reappears with the password still visible. If the user had decided to have the password shown in cleartext at login time, it is then visible for a brief moment upon a logout. (If the password were never shown in cleartext, only the password length is revealed.)

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.55%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

45%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.55% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.55%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (gitlab.gnome.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Opensuse3 products
  • leapEOL15.2
  • gnome-settings-daemon&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.2< 3.34.2+0-lp152.3.3.1
  • gnome-shell&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.2< 3.34.5-lp152.2.9.1
Redhat3 products
  • gnome-shell< 0:3.32.2-44.el8
  • gnome-shell-debuginfo< 0:3.32.2-44.el8
  • gnome-shell-debugsource< 0:3.32.2-44.el8
Suse3 products
  • gnome-settings-daemon&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2< 3.34.2+0-4.3.1
  • gnome-shell&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2< 3.34.5-3.13.1
  • gnome-shell&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP2< 3.34.5-3.13.1
Debian2 products
Canonical1 product
Gnome1 product
Mageia1 product
  • gnome-shell< 3.32.1-2.2.mga7
Ubuntu1 product
  • gnome-shell< 3.36.4-1ubuntu1~20.04.2

8 vendors · 15 products

References

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