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CVE-2013-4459

LightDM 1.7.5 through 1.8.3 and 1.9.x before 1.9.2 does not apply the AppArmor profile to the Guest account, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions by leveraging the Guest account.

Published

2013-11-23T18:55:04.673

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 3.3 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application robert_ancell lightdm 1.7.5 Yes
Application robert_ancell lightdm 1.7.6 Yes
Application robert_ancell lightdm 1.7.7 Yes
Application robert_ancell lightdm 1.7.8 Yes
Application robert_ancell lightdm 1.7.9 Yes
Application robert_ancell lightdm 1.7.10 Yes
Application robert_ancell lightdm 1.7.11 Yes
Application robert_ancell lightdm 1.7.12 Yes
Application robert_ancell lightdm 1.7.13 Yes
Application robert_ancell lightdm 1.7.14 Yes
Application robert_ancell lightdm 1.7.15 Yes
Application robert_ancell lightdm 1.7.16 Yes
Application robert_ancell lightdm 1.7.17 Yes
Application robert_ancell lightdm 1.7.18 Yes
Application robert_ancell lightdm 1.8.0 Yes
Application robert_ancell lightdm 1.8.1 Yes
Application robert_ancell lightdm 1.8.2 Yes
Application robert_ancell lightdm 1.8.3 Yes
Application robert_ancell lightdm 1.9.0 Yes
Application robert_ancell lightdm 1.9.1 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 13.10 Yes
References