CVE-2014-7272
SDDM Local Root Privilege Escalation
Description
Simple Desktop Display Manager (SDDM) before 0.10.0 allows local users to gain root privileges because code running as root performs write operations within a user home directory, and this user may have created links in advance (exploitation requires the user to win a race condition in the ~/.Xauthority chown case, but not other cases).
INFO
Published Date :
March 8, 2018, 8:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 2:16 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the SDDM package to version 0.10.0 or later.
- If unavailable, consult your vendor for an updated package.
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-2014-7272.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141494.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141550.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/06/4 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1149610 | Issue Tracking |
| https://github.com/sddm/sddm/pull/280 | Patch |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141494.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141550.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/06/4 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1149610 | Issue Tracking |
| https://github.com/sddm/sddm/pull/280 | Patch |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-7272 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-7272
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2014-7272 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2014-7272 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.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141494.html Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141550.html Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/06/4 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1149610 Added Reference https://github.com/sddm/sddm/pull/280 -
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 Metadata Obtain Admin/Root Access Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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 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 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/sddm/sddm/pull/280 No Types Assigned https://github.com/sddm/sddm/pull/280 Patch 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 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1149610 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1149610 Issue Tracking Added CWE CWE-264 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Base CVSS Score: 7.2
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.15 }} 0.02%
score
0.32118
percentile