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CVE-2011-1943· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

The destroy_one_secret function in nm-setting-vpn.c in libnm-util in the NetworkManager package 0.8.999-3.git20110526 in Fedora 15 creates a

The destroy_one_secret function in nm-setting-vpn.c in libnm-util in the NetworkManager package 0.8.999-3.git20110526 in Fedora 15 creates a log entry containing a certificate password, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a log file.

LowCVSS 2.1 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Jun 14, 2011
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 11th percentile
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Action score

8

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
8 / 40 · 2.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
gnomenetworkmanager
fedoraprojectfedora

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • fedoraproject fedora15
  • gnome networkmanagerbefore 0.8.9997

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    31Monitor
  • CVE-2005-2410Format string vulnerability in the nm_info_handler function in Network Manager may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via form
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2009-4144NetworkManager (NM) 0.7.2 does not ensure that the configured Certification Authority (CA) certificate file for a (1) WPA Enterprise or (2)
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2006-7246NetworkManager 0.9.x does not pin a certificate's subject to an ESSID when 802.11X authentication is used.
    27Monitor
  • CVE-2021-20297A flaw was found in NetworkManager in versions before 1.30.0.
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2012-1096NetworkManager 0.9 and earlier allows local users to use other users' certificates or private keys when making a connection via the file pat
    22Monitor

Remediation

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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-532 · Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

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References

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