CVE-2012-0813 (GCVE-0-2012-0813)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-06-29 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 18:38
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Summary
Wicd before 1.7.1 saves sensitive information in log files in /var/log/wicd, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain passwords and other sensitive information.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
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