CVE-2010-2387

vicious-extensions/ve-misc.c in GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 2.20.x before 2.20.11, when GDM debug is enabled, logs the user password when it contains invalid UTF8 encoded characters, which might allow local users to gain privileges by reading the information from syslog logs.

Published: 2012-12-21 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-2387 is rated Low Risk (22.1/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.52%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-2387

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.09% 0.52% +0.43%
2 2025-03-30 1.31% 0.09% -1.22%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.31% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-2387

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
1.9 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.4 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-2387

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-2387

vendor priority summary link
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2387
ubuntu low CVE-2010-2387 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gdm), 6 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, oneiric, precise, quantal, upstream): not-affected 4, ignored 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-2387

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-2387

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnome gnome_display_manager 2.20.0 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_display_manager:2.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gnome_display_manager 2.20.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_display_manager:2.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gnome_display_manager 2.20.2 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_display_manager:2.20.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gnome_display_manager 2.20.3 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_display_manager:2.20.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gnome_display_manager 2.20.4 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_display_manager:2.20.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gnome_display_manager 2.20.5 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_display_manager:2.20.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gnome_display_manager 2.20.6 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_display_manager:2.20.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gnome_display_manager 2.20.7 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_display_manager:2.20.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gnome_display_manager 2.20.8 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_display_manager:2.20.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gnome_display_manager 2.20.9 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_display_manager:2.20.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gnome_display_manager 2.20.10 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_display_manager:2.20.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-2387

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