CVE-2017-12164
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CVE-2017-12164 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.1/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw was discovered in gdm 3.24.1 where gdm greeter was no longer setting the ran_once boolean during autologin. If autologin was enabled for a victim, an attacker could simply select 'login as another user' to unlock their screen.. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A flaw was discovered in gdm 3.24.1 where gdm greeter was no longer setting the ran_once boolean during autologin. If autologin was enabled for a victim, an attacker could simply select 'login as another user' to unlock their screen.
Metrics
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnome | Gnome Display Manager | 3.24.1 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-12164Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdm/commit/ff98b28Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-12164Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdm/commit/ff98b28Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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