DEBIAN-CVE-2020-17489

Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-17489
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-17489.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-17489
Upstream
Downstream
Published
2020-08-11T21:15:10Z
Modified
2026-09-11T11:01:58Z
Severity
  • 4.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

An issue was discovered in certain configurations of GNOME gnome-shell through 3.36.4. When logging out of an account, the password box from the login dialog reappears with the password still visible. If the user had decided to have the password shown in cleartext at login time, it is then visible for a brief moment upon a logout. (If the password were never shown in cleartext, only the password length is revealed.)

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / gnome-shell

Package

Name
gnome-shell
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gnome-shell?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.36.5-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-17489.json"

Debian:13 / gnome-shell

Package

Name
gnome-shell
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gnome-shell?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.36.5-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-17489.json"

Debian:14 / gnome-shell

Package

Name
gnome-shell
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/gnome-shell?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.36.5-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-17489.json"