CVE-2017-12164 MEDIUM

CVE-2017-12164

Vendor Gnome
Product gdm
Weakness CWE-592
Published July 26, 2018
Last update August 5, 2024

CVSS base score

4.1/10
Attack vector Physical
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A flaw was discovered in gdm 3.24.1 where gdm greeter was no longer setting the ran_once boolean during autologin. If autologin was enabled for a victim, an attacker could simply select 'login as another user' to unlock their screen.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 26, 2018 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated