CVE-2012-6111
gnome-keyring does not discard stored secrets when using gnome_keyring_lock_all_sync function
gnome-keyring does not discard stored secrets when using gnome_keyring_lock_all_sync function
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
gnome-keyring does not discard stored secrets when using gnome_keyring_lock_all_sync function
- Record
CVE-2012-6111- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
gnome-keyring does not discard stored secrets when using gnome_keyring_lock_all_sync function
- Record
CVE-2012-6111- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5979 No score
gnome-keyring does not discard stored secrets when using gnome_keyring_lock_all_sync function
- Record
EUVD-2012-5979- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j2jw-vh6c-rr8v
gnome-keyring does not discard stored secrets when using gnome_keyring_lock_all_sync function
gnome-keyring does not discard stored secrets when using gnome_keyring_lock_all_sync function
- Record
GHSA-j2jw-vh6c-rr8v- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
gnome-keyring does not discard stored secrets when using gnome_keyring_lock_all_sync function
- Record
CVE-2012-6111- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-6111
gnome-keyring does not discard stored secrets when using gnome_keyring_lock_all_sync function
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6111- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-6111
gnome-keyring does not discard stored secrets when using gnome_keyring_lock_all_sync function
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6111- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gnome-keyringDebian:12 |
before 3.8.2-1 | 3.8.2-1 |
gnome-keyringDebian:13 |
before 3.8.2-1 | 3.8.2-1 |
gnome-keyringDebian:14 |
before 3.8.2-1 | 3.8.2-1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-6111 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Gnome Keyring, published December 20, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.54%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in gnome-keyring 3.8.2-1.
References
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6111
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/17/4
access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6111
bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=690466
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6111
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j2jw-vh6c-rr8v
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6111
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6111