CVE-2015-0856
Sddm KDE Crash Handler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
daemon/Greeter.cpp in sddm before 0.13.0 does not properly disable the KDE crash handler, which allows local users to gain privileges by crashing a greeter when using certain themes, as demonstrated by the plasma-workspace breeze theme.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 24, 2015, 8:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 17, 2016, 12:31 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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-2015-0856.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171443.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/14/2 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77099 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://github.com/sddm/sddm/commit/4cfed6b0a625593fb43876f04badc4dd99799d86 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/sddm/sddm/wiki/0.13.0-Release-Announcement | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Nov. 17, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:sddm:sddm:0.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:sddm_project:sddm:0.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 17, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:sddm_project:_sddm:0.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:sddm:sddm:0.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77099 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77099 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171443.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171443.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/sddm/sddm/wiki/0.13.0-Release-Announcement No Types Assigned https://github.com/sddm/sddm/wiki/0.13.0-Release-Announcement Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/sddm/sddm/commit/4cfed6b0a625593fb43876f04badc4dd99799d86 No Types Assigned https://github.com/sddm/sddm/commit/4cfed6b0a625593fb43876f04badc4dd99799d86 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/14/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/14/2 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 25, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:sddm_project:_sddm:0.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CWE CWE-264 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 25, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-0856 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-2015-0856
weaknesses.
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