CVE-2009-0365 Information

Description

nm-applet.conf in GNOME NetworkManager before 0.7.0.99 contains an incorrect deny setting which allows local users to discover (1) network connection passwords and (2) pre-shared keys via calls to the GetSecrets method in the dbus request handler.

Reference

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00003.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html http://secunia.com/advisories/34067 http://secunia.com/advisories/34177 http://secunia.com/advisories/34473 http://securitytracker.com/id?1021910 http://securitytracker.com/id?1021911 http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/network-manager-applet/trunk/nm-applet.conf?r1=1133&r2=1207&pathrev=1207 http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/network-manager-applet?view=revision&revision=1207 http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1955 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0361.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0362.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33966 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021908 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-727-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-727-2 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487722 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487752 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49062 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval3Aorg.mitre.oval3Adef3A10828