Executive Summary
Summary | |
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Title | LightDM vulnerability |
Informations | |||
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Name | USN-3255-1 | First vendor Publication | 2017-04-04 |
Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2017-04-04 |
Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
Cvss vector : N/A | |||
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Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
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Cvss Base Score | 6.9 | Attack Range | Local |
Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
Cvss Expoit Score | 3.4 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.10 - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: LightDM could be made to run programs as an administrator. Software Description: - lightdm: Display Manager Details: It was discovered that LightDM incorrectly handled home directory creation for guest users. A local attacker could use this issue to gain ownership of arbitrary directory paths and possibly gain administrative privileges. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.10: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: |
Original Source
Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3255-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
% | Id | Name |
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100 % | CWE-22 | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
Date | Description |
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2017-04-05 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-3255-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
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2017-04-11 21:23:27 |
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2017-04-06 13:24:56 |
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2017-04-05 12:04:47 |
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2017-04-05 05:21:06 |
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