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GHSA-487J-VFQW-H49X

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:12 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:35

Details

In LightDM through 1.22.0, a directory traversal issue in debian/guest-account.sh allows local attackers to own arbitrary directory path locations and escalate privileges to root when the guest user logs out.

Severity ?

7.3 (High)


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

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CVE-2017-7358 (GCVE-0-2017-7358)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-04-05 06:23 – Updated: 2024-08-05 15:56

Summary

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

URL

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	https://launchpad.net/bugs/1677924	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/lightdm/20…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
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	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97486	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

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Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
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Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-487J-VFQW-H49X

CVE-2017-7358 (GCVE-0-2017-7358)

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