CVE-2017-7358
LightDM Directory Traversal Privilege Escalation
Description
In LightDM through 1.22.0, a directory traversal issue in debian/guest-account.sh allows local attackers to own arbitrary directory path locations and escalate privileges to root when the guest user logs out.
INFO
Published Date :
April 5, 2017, 6:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 16, 2017, 1:29 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.3
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-7358 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2017-7358
vulnerability.
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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-2017-7358.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~lightdm-team/lightdm/trunk/revision/2478 | VDB Entry Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97486 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://launchpad.net/bugs/1677924 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/lightdm/2017-April/001059.html | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41923/ | |
| https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3255-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE-2017-7358 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 16, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41923/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 11, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://launchpad.net/bugs/1677924 No Types Assigned https://launchpad.net/bugs/1677924 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/lightdm/2017-April/001059.html No Types Assigned https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/lightdm/2017-April/001059.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3255-1/ No Types Assigned https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3255-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97486 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97486 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~lightdm-team/lightdm/trunk/revision/2478 No Types Assigned http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~lightdm-team/lightdm/trunk/revision/2478 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-22 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:lightdm_project:lightdm:1.22.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 11, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97486 [No Types Assigned]
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-2017-7358 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-7358
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Exploit Prediction
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0.06 }} 0.00%
score
0.24693
percentile