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CVE-2020-16125

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CVE-2020-16125

Published: Nov 10, 2020

Modified: Sep 17, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.2

HIGH

Description

gdm3 versions before 3.36.2 or 3.38.2 would start gnome-initial-setup if gdm3 can't contact the accountservice service via dbus in a timely manner; on Ubuntu (and potentially derivatives) this could be be chained with an additional issue that could allow a local user to create a new privileged account.

VendorProductVersions

Gnome

GDM3

affected
3.36 - < 3.36.4
affected
3.38 - < 3.38.2

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Physical

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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