CVE-2018-14424
GDM Use-After-Free D-Bus Denial of Service/Code Execution
Description
The daemon in GDM through 3.29.1 does not properly unexport display objects from its D-Bus interface when they are destroyed, which allows a local attacker to trigger a use-after-free via a specially crafted sequence of D-Bus method calls, resulting in a denial of service or potential code execution.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 14, 2018, 6:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:49 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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-2018-14424.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105179 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdm/issues/401 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00003.html | Mailing List |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3737-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4270 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105179 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdm/issues/401 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00003.html | Mailing List |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3737-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4270 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105179 Added Reference https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdm/issues/401 Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00003.html Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3737-1/ Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4270 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 18, 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://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00003.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00003.html Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105179 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105179 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4270 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4270 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3737-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3737-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdm/issues/401 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdm/issues/401 Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-416 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_display_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.29.1 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 06, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00003.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 31, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105179 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 15, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4270 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-14424 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-2018-14424
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