Vulnerability Details CVE-2015-0856
daemon/Greeter.cpp in sddm before 0.13.0 does not properly disable the KDE crash handler, which allows local users to gain privileges by crashing a greeter when using certain themes, as demonstrated by the plasma-workspace breeze theme.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.002
EPSS Ranking 39.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 4.6
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171443.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/14/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77099
- https://github.com/sddm/sddm/commit/4cfed6b0a625593fb43876f04badc4dd99799d86
- https://github.com/sddm/sddm/wiki/0.13.0-Release-Announcement
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171443.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/14/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77099
- https://github.com/sddm/sddm/commit/4cfed6b0a625593fb43876f04badc4dd99799d86
- https://github.com/sddm/sddm/wiki/0.13.0-Release-Announcement
Products affected by CVE-2015-0856
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cpe:2.3:a:sddm_project:sddm:-
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cpe:2.3:a:sddm_project:sddm:0.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:sddm_project:sddm:0.10.0
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cpe:2.3:a:sddm_project:sddm:0.11.0
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cpe:2.3:a:sddm_project:sddm:0.12.0
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cpe:2.3:a:sddm_project:sddm:0.8.99
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cpe:2.3:a:sddm_project:sddm:0.9.0
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cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22