CVE-2016-10369
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.8
Description
unixsocket.c in lxterminal through 0.3.0 insecurely uses /tmp for a socket file, allowing a local user to cause a denial of service (preventing terminal launch), or possibly have other impact (bypassing terminal access control).
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 0.3.0-2 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.3.0-2 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0.3.0-2 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.3.0-2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.3.0-2 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.3.0-2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| lxterminal_project | lxterminal | {"endIncluding":"0.3.0"} | |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201706-25
- https://bugs.debian.org/862098
- https://git.lxde.org/gitweb/?p=lxde/lxterminal.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f99163c6ff8b2f57c5f37b1ce5d62cf7450d4648
- https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/333539/lxterminal-in-the-netstat-output/333578
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10369
CWEs
CWE-284
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.