CVE-2012-0943
low
CVSS v3
—
CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
2.1
Description
debian/guest-account in Light Display Manager (lightdm) 1.0.x before 1.0.6 and 1.1.x before 1.1.7, as used in Ubuntu Linux 11.10, allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a space in the name of a file in /tmp. NOTE: this identifier was SPLIT per ADT1/ADT2 due to different codebases and affected versions. CVE-2012-6648 has been assigned for the gdm-guest-session issue.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0943
Vendor advisory: security@ubuntu.com — http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1399-2
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | 11.10 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| robert_ancell | lightdm | 1.0.0 | |
| robert_ancell | lightdm | 1.0.1 | |
| robert_ancell | lightdm | 1.0.2 | |
| robert_ancell | lightdm | 1.0.3 | |
| robert_ancell | lightdm | 1.0.4 | |
| robert_ancell | lightdm | 1.0.5 | |
| robert_ancell | lightdm | 1.1.0 | |
| robert_ancell | lightdm | 1.1.1 | |
| robert_ancell | lightdm | 1.1.2 | |
| robert_ancell | lightdm | 1.1.3 | |
| robert_ancell | lightdm | 1.1.4 | |
| robert_ancell | lightdm | 1.1.5 | |
| robert_ancell | lightdm | 1.1.6 | |
References
CWEs
CWE-264
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.