VDB
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12164
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12164
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.400000095367432 MEDIUM
A flaw was discovered in gdm 3.24.1 where gdm greeter was no longer setting the ran_once boolean during autologin. If autologin was enabled for a victim, an attacker could simply select 'login as another user' to unlock their screen.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
6.400000095367432
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | gdm3 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | gdm3 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | gdm3 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | gdm3 | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Jul 26, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated