VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.41%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.41%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 35th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- fedoraproject/fedora · sddm project/sddm
- Source
- security@debian.org
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171443.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/14/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77099Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/sddm/sddm/commit/4cfed6b0a625593fb43876f04badc4dd99799d86Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/sddm/sddm/wiki/0.13.0-Release-AnnouncementVendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171443.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/14/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77099Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/sddm/sddm/commit/4cfed6b0a625593fb43876f04badc4dd99799d86Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/sddm/sddm/wiki/0.13.0-Release-AnnouncementVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.