CVE-2014-7271

Description

Simple Desktop Display Manager (SDDM) before 0.10.0 allows local users to log in as user "sddm" without authentication.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70767 third party advisory vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98421 third party advisory vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1149608 issue tracking
https://github.com/sddm/sddm/pull/279/files patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141550.html vendor advisory third party advisory issue tracking
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141494.html vendor advisory third party advisory release notes
https://github.com/sddm/sddm/wiki/0.10.0-Release-Announcement release notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/06/4 issue tracking mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-7271?
CVE-2014-7271 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-7271?
To fix CVE-2014-7271, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-7271 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-7271 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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