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CVE-2012-3466

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-3466 describes a vulnerability in GNOME gnome-keyring versions 3.4.0 through 3.4.1, where an improperly configured gpg-cache-method (set to "idle" or "timeout") leads to indefinite caching of passphrases. This local vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.4, indicating medium attack complexity and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact if an attacker gains local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-keyring:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-keyring:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.4MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.48%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
38.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0048 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-3466Low

gnome-keyring: improper caching of passwords/passphrase

Aug 2, 2012

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
git.gnome.org / browse/gnome-keyring/commit
git.gnome.org / browse/gnome-keyring/commit
Patch
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00037.html
bugzilla.gnome.org / show_bug.cgi
Exploit
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/08/09/1
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/08/09/2