The default configuration of IBUS 1.5.4, and possibly 1.5.2 and earlier, when…
Priority LOW 10CWE-255Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The default configuration of IBUS 1.5.4, and possibly 1.5.2 and earlier, when IBus.InputPurpose.PASSWORD is not set and used with GNOME 3, does not obscure the entered password characters, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain a user password by reading the lockscreen.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00341 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibus_project:ibus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.5.2 | Vulnerable | Ibus Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibus_project:ibus:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5.4 | Vulnerable | Ibus Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibus_project:ibus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.5.2 Vulnerable ·Ibus Project
- cpe:2.3:a:ibus_project:ibus:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.4 Vulnerable ·Ibus Project
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4509
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hfpc-f259-2f2x
References
Patch 2
Sources
- CVE-2013-4509 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-4509 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hfpc-f259-2f2x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-4509 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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