# CVE-2011-1943: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-06-14 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708876
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68057
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/6
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061329.html
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/commit/?id=78ce088843d59d4494965bfc40b30a2e63d065f6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/7

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