CVE-2013-4143

low
Published 2014-05-30 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
VIR risk
2.1

Description

The (1) checkPasswd and (2) checkGroupXlockPasswds functions in xlockmore before 5.43 do not properly handle when a NULL value is returned upon an error by the crypt or dispcrypt function as implemented in glibc 2.17 and later, which allows attackers to bypass the screen lock via vectors related to invalid salts.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
david_bagleyxlockmore{"endIncluding":"5.42"}
david_bagleyxlockmore5.24
david_bagleyxlockmore5.25
david_bagleyxlockmore5.26
david_bagleyxlockmore5.27
david_bagleyxlockmore5.28
david_bagleyxlockmore5.29
david_bagleyxlockmore5.30
david_bagleyxlockmore5.31
david_bagleyxlockmore5.32
david_bagleyxlockmore5.33
david_bagleyxlockmore5.34
david_bagleyxlockmore5.35
david_bagleyxlockmore5.36
david_bagleyxlockmore5.37
david_bagleyxlockmore5.38
david_bagleyxlockmore5.39
david_bagleyxlockmore5.40
david_bagleyxlockmore5.41

References

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Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.