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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.6

CVE-2009-0365 json

nm-applet.conf in GNOME NetworkManager before 0.7.0.99 contains an incorrect deny setting, which allows local users to discover (1) network…

published 2009-03-05 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-0369

cvss
4.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 65%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

nm-applet.conf in GNOME NetworkManager before 0.7.0.99 contains an incorrect deny setting, which allows local users to discover (1) network connection passwords and (2) pre-shared keys via calls to the GetSecrets method in the dbus request handler.

Patch / fix

  • network-manager Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.6.5-1
  • network-manager-applet Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.7.0.99-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0365

  • NetworkManager RHEL 4 0.3.1-5.el4
  • NetworkManager-gnome RHEL 4 0.3.1-5.el4
  • NetworkManager RHEL 5 1:0.7.0-4.el5_3
  • NetworkManager-glib RHEL 5 1:0.7.0-4.el5_3
  • NetworkManager-gnome RHEL 5 1:0.7.0-4.el5_3

red hat advisories RHSA-2009:0362RHSA-2009:0361

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2009-0365 updated cvss 2.1

NetworkManager: GetSecrets disclosure

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) NetworkManager 0.7.0-4.el5_3, NetworkManager-glib 0.7.0-4.el5_3, NetworkManager-gnome 0.7.0-4.el5_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0361
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 NetworkManager 0.3.1-5.el4, NetworkManager-gnome 0.3.1-5.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0362
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) NetworkManager 0.7.0-4.el5_3, NetworkManager-glib 0.7.0-4.el5_3, NetworkManager-gnome 0.7.0-4.el5_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0361
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 NetworkManager 0.3.1-5.el4, NetworkManager-gnome 0.3.1-5.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0362
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) NetworkManager 0.7.0-4.el5_3, NetworkManager-glib 0.7.0-4.el5_3, NetworkManager-gnome 0.7.0-4.el5_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0361
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 NetworkManager 0.3.1-5.el4, NetworkManager-gnome 0.3.1-5.el4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 NetworkManager 0.3.1-5.el4, NetworkManager-gnome 0.3.1-5.el4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0362

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Exploit prediction

1.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.