VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-4459
LightDM 1.7.5 through 1.8.3 and 1.9.x before 1.9.2 does not apply the AppArmor profile to the Guest account, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions by leveraging the Guest account.
LOW 3.3EPSS 0.44%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
LightDM 1.7.5 through 1.8.3 and 1.9.x before 1.9.2 does not apply the AppArmor profile to the Guest account, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions by leveraging the Guest account.
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.44% probability · 37th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- robert ancell/lightdm · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/lightdm/2013-October/000471.html
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/lightdm/2013-October/000472.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2012-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/lightdm/%2Bbug/1243339Exploit
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/lightdm/2013-October/000471.html
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/lightdm/2013-October/000472.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2012-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/lightdm/%2Bbug/1243339Exploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.