CVE-2013-4509 json
The default configuration of IBUS 1.5.4, and possibly 1.5.2 and earlier, when IBus.InputPurpose.PASSWORD is not set and used with GNOME 3,…
published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-4370
- cvss
- 1.9
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The default configuration of IBUS 1.5.4, and possibly 1.5.2 and earlier, when IBus.InputPurpose.PASSWORD is not set and used with GNOME 3, does not obscure the entered password characters, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain a user password by reading the lockscreen.
Patch / fix
- mozc Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.12.1599.102-1
- ibus-anthy Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.5.4-1
- ibus-pinyin Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.5.0-1
- ibus-chewing Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.4.3-4
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4509
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red hat product security vex CVE-2013-4509 updated cvss 1.9
ibus: visible password entry flaw
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ibus-anthy, ibus-pinyin, ibus-chewing, ibus-pinyin-open-phrase Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 ibus-chewingnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 1.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-255 Credentials Management Errors
References
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github.com
/ibus/ibus-anthy/commit/6aae0a9f145f536515e268dd6b25aa740a5edfe7
patch
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code.google.com
/p/mozc/issues/attachmentText?id=199&aid=1990002000&name=ibus-mozc_support_ibus-1.5.4_rev2.diff&token=P62umpXG
patch
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00036.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00045.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00024.html
vendor-advisory
- groups.google.com /forum/#%21topic/ibus-user/mvCHDO1BJUw
- bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1027028
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2013-4509
- NVD CVE-2013-4509
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