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CVE-2018-14345

HIGH
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in SDDM through 0.17.0. If configured with ReuseSession=true, the password is not checked for users with an already existing session. Any user with access to the system D-Bus can therefore unlock any graphical session. This is related to daemon/Display.cpp and helper/backend/PamBackend.cpp.

How to fix

Remediation Available
sddmDebian
Fixed in:0.18.0-1CVE-2018-14345
Fixed in:0.18.0-1CVE-2018-14345
Fixed in:0.18.0-1CVE-2018-14345
Fixed in:0.18.0-1CVE-2018-14345

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

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.02%probability of exploitation in 30 days
59thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 59% of all known CVEs.

References

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