CVE-2014-7272

7.8 · HIGH

Published Mar 8, 2018 sddm_project CWE-264 EPSS 0.39% (33th pctl) CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Overview

CVE-2014-7272 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting sddm_project sddm. It was published on March 8, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

Simple Desktop Display Manager (SDDM) before 0.10.0 allows local users to gain root privileges because code running as root performs write operations within a user home directory, and this user may have created links in advance (exploitation requires the user to win a race condition in the ~/.Xauthority chown case, but not other cases).

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from sddm_project. Update sddm to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
sddm_project	sddm	>= 0, < 0.10.0	Affected

References

Ref lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141494.html Ref lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141550.html Ref www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/06/4 Ref bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1149610 GitHub github.com/sddm/sddm/pull/280 Ref lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141494.html Ref lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141550.html Ref www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/06/4 Ref bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1149610 GitHub github.com/sddm/sddm/pull/280

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-7272?

CVE-2014-7272 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting sddm_project sddm. It was published on March 8, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-7272?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-7272?

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