CVE-2005-3631 — Redhat Enterprise Linux vulnerability

CWE-2646 documents4 sources
Severity
4.6MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 83.92%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Redhat Enterprise LinuxRedhat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Timeline
PublishedDec 22
Latest updateMay 1

Description

udev does not properly set permissions on certain files in /dev/input, which allows local users to obtain sensitive data that is entered at the console, such as user passwords.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages1 packages

Also affects: Enterprise Linux 4.0

Patches

Patch: secunia.com ↗Patch: www.redhat.com ↗Patch: www.securityfocus.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-g35h-r364-qwcm: udev does not properly set permissions on certain files in /dev/input, which allows local users to obtain sensitive data that is entered at the consol↗2022-05-01
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
security flaw↗2005-12-20
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💬Community

3
Bugzilla
CVE-2005-3631 security flaw↗2018-08-16
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Bugzilla
udev Permissions Vulnerability (CVE-2005-3631)↗2005-12-15
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Bugzilla
CVE-2005-3631 /dev/input/* incorrect permissions↗2005-12-02
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