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.
Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.
Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
---|---|---|---|
Networkmanager | Gnome | * | 0.8.9997 (excluding) |
Network-manager | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
Network-manager-openvpn | Ubuntu | hardy | * |
Network-manager-openvpn | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
Network-manager-openvpn | Ubuntu | maverick | * |
Network-manager-openvpn | Ubuntu | natty | * |
Network-manager-openvpn | Ubuntu | oneiric | * |
Network-manager-openvpn | Ubuntu | quantal | * |
Network-manager-openvpn | Ubuntu | raring | * |
Network-manager-openvpn | Ubuntu | saucy | * |
Network-manager-openvpn | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
While logging all information may be helpful during development stages, it is important that logging levels be set appropriately before a product ships so that sensitive user data and system information are not accidentally exposed to potential attackers. Different log files may be produced and stored for: