CVE-2017-12164
6.4
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 0.5 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD
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.
Affected (1)
Products: Gnome: Gnome Display Manager
Configuration A
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| Version 3.24.1 |
Related CWEs
CWE-592
DEPRECATED: Authentication Bypass Issues
This weakness has been deprecated because it covered redundant concepts already described in CWE-287.
CWE-665
Improper Initialization
The product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used.
References (4)
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
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