CVE-2013-4509 describes a vulnerability in IBUS 1.5.4 (and potentially earlier versions) where, in its default configuration with GNOME 3, it fails to obscure password characters during input if IBus.InputPurpose.PASSWORD is not explicitly set. This allows physically proximate attackers to observe user passwords by viewing the lockscreen. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 1.9 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), indicating local access, medium attack complexity, no authentication required, and a partial impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibus_project:ibus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibus_project:ibus:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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