Is CVE-2014-0979 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2014-0979 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-0979?

CVE-2014-0979 has a CVSS v2 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-0979?

CVE-2014-0979 has an EPSS score of 0.41% (33th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-0979?

Upgrade lightdm-gtk-greeter on debian 11 to 1.6.1-5 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-0979

LOW

2.1

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

The start_authentication function in lightdm-gtk-greeter.c in LightDM GTK+ Greeter before 1.7.1 does not properly handle the return value from the lightdm_greeter_get_authentication_user function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via an empty username.

How to fix

Remediation Available

lightdm-gtk-greeterDebian

Fixed in:1.6.1-5CVE-2014-0979

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.41%probability of exploitation in 30 days

33rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 33% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Other references7

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