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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-7320

GNOME Seahorse through 3.30 allows physically proximate attackers to read plaintext passwords by using the quickAllow dialog at an unattended workstation, if the keyring is unlocked. NOTE: this is disputed by a software maintainer because the behavior represents a design decision

Products
seahorse
Affected versions
43.0-1, 43.0-2, 43.0-3, 43.0-4, 47.0.1-1, 47.0.1-2, 47.0.1-3, 47.0.1-4
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2008-7320
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 23:54 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2008-7320

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 Nov 2018, 19:29 UTC

GNOME Seahorse through 3.30 allows physically proximate attackers to read plaintext passwords by using the quickAllow dialog at an unattended workstation, if the keyring is unlocked. NOTE: this is disputed by a software maintainer because the behavior represents a design decision

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2008-7320

seahorse

Fixed versions: Not specified

seahorse

Fixed versions: Not specified

seahorse

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-7320",
  "method": "structured",
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          },
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          ],
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T18:00:26.016645626Z",
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-7320"
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 419382,
  "published_at": "2018-11-18T19:29:00.22+00:00"
}