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CVE-2009-4145
nm-connection-editor in NetworkManager (NM) 0.7.x exports connection objects over D-Bus upon actions in the connection editor GUI, which…
Low2.1EPSS 0.38%
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- redhat
Description
nm-connection-editor in NetworkManager (NM) 0.7.x exports connection objects over D-Bus upon actions in the connection editor GUI, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading D-Bus signals, as demonstrated by using dbus-monitor to discover the password for the WiFi network.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.38% · top 67% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (11)
- 37580 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20091216 NetworkManager CVE assignment (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- networkmanager-nmconnectioneditor-info-disc(54898) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/network-manager-applet/commit/?h=NETWORKMANAGER_APPLET_0_7&id=56d87fcb86acb5359558e0a2ee702cfc0c3391f2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=546117 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 37819 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10539 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2010:002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0108 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/network-manager-applet/commit/?h=NETWORKMANAGER_APPLET_0_7&id=8627880e07c8345f69ed639325280c7f62a8f894 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 38420 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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