Gnome Display Manager
CVEs (14)
| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2018-14424 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Aug 14, 2018 | The daemon in GDM through 3.29.1 does not properly unexport display objects from its D-Bus interface when they are destroyed, which allows a local attacker to trigger a use-after-free via a specially crafted sequence of D-Bus method calls, resulting in a denial of service or… | ||
| CVE-2020-16125 | Hig | 0.47 | 7.2 | 0.01 | Nov 10, 2020 | gdm3 versions before 3.36.2 or 3.38.2 would start gnome-initial-setup if gdm3 can't contact the accountservice service via dbus in a timely manner; on Ubuntu (and potentially derivatives) this could be be chained with an additional issue that could allow a local user to create a… | ||
| CVE-2020-27837 | Med | 0.42 | 6.4 | 0.00 | Dec 28, 2020 | A flaw was found in GDM in versions prior to 3.38.2.1. A race condition in the handling of session shutdown makes it possible to bypass the lock screen for a user that has autologin enabled, accessing their session without authentication. This is similar to CVE-2017-12164, but… | ||
| CVE-2019-3825 | Med | 0.34 | 6.3 | 0.01 | Feb 6, 2019 | A vulnerability was discovered in gdm before 3.31.4. When timed login is enabled in configuration, an attacker could bypass the lock screen by selecting the timed login user and waiting for the timer to expire, at which time they would gain access to the logged-in user's session. | ||
| CVE-2017-12164 | Med | 0.27 | 4.1 | 0.00 | Jul 26, 2018 | 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. | ||
| CVE-2016-1000002 | Low | 0.16 | 2.4 | 0.01 | Nov 5, 2019 | gdm3 3.14.2 and possibly later has an information leak before screen lock | ||
| CVE-2015-7496 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | Nov 24, 2015 | GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 3.18.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by holding the Escape key. | |||
| CVE-2013-7273 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | Apr 29, 2014 | GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 3.4.1 and earlier, when disable-user-list is set to true, allows local users to cause a denial of service (unable to login) by pressing the cancel button after entering a user name. | |||
| CVE-2013-4169 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | Sep 10, 2013 | GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 2.21.1 allows local users to change permissions of arbitrary directories via a symlink attack on /tmp/.X11-unix/. | |||
| CVE-2010-2387 | 0.00 | — | 0.01 | Dec 21, 2012 | vicious-extensions/ve-misc.c in GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 2.20.x before 2.20.11, when GDM debug is enabled, logs the user password when it contains invalid UTF8 encoded characters, which might allow local users to gain privileges by reading the information from syslog logs. | |||
| CVE-2011-1709 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | Jun 14, 2011 | GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 2.32.2, when glib 2.28 is used, enables execution of a web browser with the uid of the gdm account, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving the x-scheme-handler/http MIME type. | |||
| CVE-2011-0727 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | Mar 31, 2011 | GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 2.x before 2.32.1 allows local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) dmrc or (2) face icon file under /var/cache/gdm/. | |||
| CVE-2007-3381 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | Aug 7, 2007 | The GDM daemon in GNOME Display Manager (GDM) before 2.14.13, 2.16.x before 2.16.7, 2.18.x before 2.18.4, and 2.19.x before 2.19.5 does not properly handle NULL return values from the g_strsplit function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (persistent daemon… | |||
| CVE-2006-6105 | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | Dec 15, 2006 | Format string vulnerability in the host chooser window (gdmchooser) in GNOME Foundation Display Manager (gdm) allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a hostname, which are used in an error dialog. |
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
The daemon in GDM through 3.29.1 does not properly unexport display objects from its D-Bus interface when they are destroyed, which allows a local attacker to trigger a use-after-free via a specially crafted sequence of D-Bus method calls, resulting in a denial of service or…
- risk 0.47cvss 7.2epss 0.01
gdm3 versions before 3.36.2 or 3.38.2 would start gnome-initial-setup if gdm3 can't contact the accountservice service via dbus in a timely manner; on Ubuntu (and potentially derivatives) this could be be chained with an additional issue that could allow a local user to create a…
- risk 0.42cvss 6.4epss 0.00
A flaw was found in GDM in versions prior to 3.38.2.1. A race condition in the handling of session shutdown makes it possible to bypass the lock screen for a user that has autologin enabled, accessing their session without authentication. This is similar to CVE-2017-12164, but…
- risk 0.34cvss 6.3epss 0.01
A vulnerability was discovered in gdm before 3.31.4. When timed login is enabled in configuration, an attacker could bypass the lock screen by selecting the timed login user and waiting for the timer to expire, at which time they would gain access to the logged-in user's session.
- risk 0.27cvss 4.1epss 0.00
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.
- risk 0.16cvss 2.4epss 0.01
gdm3 3.14.2 and possibly later has an information leak before screen lock
- CVE-2015-7496Nov 24, 2015risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00
GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 3.18.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by holding the Escape key.
- CVE-2013-7273Apr 29, 2014risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00
GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 3.4.1 and earlier, when disable-user-list is set to true, allows local users to cause a denial of service (unable to login) by pressing the cancel button after entering a user name.
- CVE-2013-4169Sep 10, 2013risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00
GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 2.21.1 allows local users to change permissions of arbitrary directories via a symlink attack on /tmp/.X11-unix/.
- CVE-2010-2387Dec 21, 2012risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.01
vicious-extensions/ve-misc.c in GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 2.20.x before 2.20.11, when GDM debug is enabled, logs the user password when it contains invalid UTF8 encoded characters, which might allow local users to gain privileges by reading the information from syslog logs.
- CVE-2011-1709Jun 14, 2011risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00
GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 2.32.2, when glib 2.28 is used, enables execution of a web browser with the uid of the gdm account, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving the x-scheme-handler/http MIME type.
- CVE-2011-0727Mar 31, 2011risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00
GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 2.x before 2.32.1 allows local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) dmrc or (2) face icon file under /var/cache/gdm/.
- CVE-2007-3381Aug 7, 2007risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00
The GDM daemon in GNOME Display Manager (GDM) before 2.14.13, 2.16.x before 2.16.7, 2.18.x before 2.18.4, and 2.19.x before 2.19.5 does not properly handle NULL return values from the g_strsplit function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (persistent daemon…
- CVE-2006-6105Dec 15, 2006risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.00
Format string vulnerability in the host chooser window (gdmchooser) in GNOME Foundation Display Manager (gdm) allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a hostname, which are used in an error dialog.