systemd 242 VT1 Mode Password information disclosure

A vulnerability was found in systemd 242 and classified as problematic. This issue affects a part of the component VT1 Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Password). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was disclosed 05/17/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-20839 since 05/16/2019. The attack may be initiated remotely. A single authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/17/2019).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Class: Information disclosure / Password (CWE-200)
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfoedit

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0-Day Time: ?05/16/2019 CVE assigned
05/17/2019 +1 days Advisory disclosed
05/17/2019 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/17/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateCVE: CVE-2018-20839 (?)Created: 05/17/2019 08:40 AM
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