CVE-2017-7358 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01737.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:lightdm_project:lightdm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.10:::::::*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Canonical Subscribe	Ubuntu Linux Subscribe
Lightdm Project Subscribe	Lightdm Subscribe

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-16385	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.
Ubuntu USN	USN-3255-1	LightDM vulnerability

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~lightdm-team/lightdm/trunk/revision/2478
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97486
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1677924
https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/lightdm/2017-April/001059.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41923/
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3255-1/

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-04-05T06:23:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:56:36.525Z

Reserved: 2017-03-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-7358

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-04-05T06:59:00.230

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-7358

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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