VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-10369
unixsocket.c in lxterminal through 0.3.0 insecurely uses /tmp for a socket file, allowing a local user to cause a denial of service (preventing terminal launch), or possibly have other impact (bypassing terminal access control).
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.32%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.32%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
unixsocket.c in lxterminal through 0.3.0 insecurely uses /tmp for a socket file, allowing a local user to cause a denial of service (preventing terminal launch), or possibly have other impact (bypassing terminal access control).
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.32% probability · 25th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- lxterminal project/lxterminal
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugs.debian.org/862098Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.lxde.org/gitweb/?p=lxde/lxterminal.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f99163c6ff8b2f57c5f37b1ce5d62cf7450d4648
- https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/333539/lxterminal-in-the-netstat-output/333578Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/862098Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.lxde.org/gitweb/?p=lxde/lxterminal.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f99163c6ff8b2f57c5f37b1ce5d62cf7450d4648
- https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/333539/lxterminal-in-the-netstat-output/333578Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.