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CVE-2020-28049

CVE-2020-28049 PUBLISHED

An issue was discovered in SDDM before 0.19.0. It incorrectly starts the X server in a way that - for a short time period - allows local unprivileged users to create a connection to the X server without providing proper authentication. A local attacker can thus access X server display contents and, for example, intercept keystrokes or access the clipboard. This is caused by a race condition during Xauthority file creation.

EPSS 0.04% · 11.4th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.04%
11.4th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSsddm0.13.0-1ubuntu3, 0.13.0-1ubuntu4, 0.13.0-1ubuntu5
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSsddm0, 0.18.0-1ubuntu2, 0.18.1-1ubuntu2
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSsddm0, 0.14.0-4ubuntu1, 0.14.0-4ubuntu2

Timeline

  • Nov 4, 2020 CVE Published
  • Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Jun 22, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Oct 25, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Feb 27, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Apr 1, 2022 EPSS Score
  • May 1, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Jul 2, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
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