7.8
HIGH
CVE-2014-7271
SDDM Unauthenticated Local Privilege Escalation
Description

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

INFO

Published Date :

March 8, 2018, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 27, 2018, 11:50 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-7271 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Sddm_project sddm
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-7271.

URL Resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141494.html Release Notes Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141550.html Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/06/4 Issue Tracking Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70767 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1149608 Issue Tracking
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98421 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/sddm/sddm/pull/279/files Patch
https://github.com/sddm/sddm/wiki/0.10.0-Release-Announcement Release Notes

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-7271 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-7271 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 27, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1149608 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1149608 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/sddm/sddm/wiki/0.10.0-Release-Announcement No Types Assigned https://github.com/sddm/sddm/wiki/0.10.0-Release-Announcement Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141494.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141494.html Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141550.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141550.html Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/06/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/06/4 Issue Tracking, Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/sddm/sddm/pull/279/files No Types Assigned https://github.com/sddm/sddm/pull/279/files Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70767 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70767 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98421 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98421 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-306
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sddm_project:sddm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.10.0
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-7271 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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