CVE-2012-0943
LightDM 1.0.6 - Arbitrary File Deletion
Severity Score
5.5
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
debian/guest-account in Light Display Manager (lightdm) 1.0.x before 1.0.6 and 1.1.x before 1.1.7, as used in Ubuntu Linux 11.10, allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a space in the name of a file in /tmp. NOTE: this identifier was SPLIT per ADT1/ADT2 due to different codebases and affected versions. CVE-2012-6648 has been assigned for the gdm-guest-session issue.
debian/guest-account en Light Display Manager (lightdm) 1.0.x anterior a 1.0.6 y 1.1.x anterior a 1.1.7, utilizad en Ubuntu Linux 11.10, permite a usuarios locales eliminar archivos arbitrarios a través de un espacio en el nombre de un archivo en /tmp. NOTA: este identificador fue dividido (SPLIT) por ADT1/ADT2 debido a diferentes bases de código y versiones afectadas. CVE-2012-6648 ha sido asignado para el problema gdm-guest-session.
*Credits:
N/A
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Attack Vector
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Privileges Required
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Confidentiality
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
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- Decision:-
Exploitation
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2012-02-01 CVE Reserved
- 2012-03-13 First Exploit
- 2014-05-22 CVE Published
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CAPEC
References (4)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/lightdm/%2Bbug/953044 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| https://launchpadlibrarian.net/96471251/lightdm.secure-cleanup.debdiff | X_refsource_misc |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36966 | 2012-03-13 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1399-2 | 2014-05-30 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Robert Ancell Search vendor "Robert Ancell" | Lightdm Search vendor "Robert Ancell" for product "Lightdm" | 1.0.0 Search vendor "Robert Ancell" for product "Lightdm" and version "1.0.0" | - |
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| Robert Ancell Search vendor "Robert Ancell" | Lightdm Search vendor "Robert Ancell" for product "Lightdm" | 1.0.1 Search vendor "Robert Ancell" for product "Lightdm" and version "1.0.1" | - |
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| Robert Ancell Search vendor "Robert Ancell" | Lightdm Search vendor "Robert Ancell" for product "Lightdm" | 1.0.2 Search vendor "Robert Ancell" for product "Lightdm" and version "1.0.2" | - |
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| Robert Ancell Search vendor "Robert Ancell" | Lightdm Search vendor "Robert Ancell" for product "Lightdm" | 1.0.3 Search vendor "Robert Ancell" for product "Lightdm" and version "1.0.3" | - |
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| Robert Ancell Search vendor "Robert Ancell" | Lightdm Search vendor "Robert Ancell" for product "Lightdm" | 1.0.4 Search vendor "Robert Ancell" for product "Lightdm" and version "1.0.4" | - |
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| Robert Ancell Search vendor "Robert Ancell" | Lightdm Search vendor "Robert Ancell" for product "Lightdm" | 1.0.5 Search vendor "Robert Ancell" for product "Lightdm" and version "1.0.5" | - |
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| Robert Ancell Search vendor "Robert Ancell" | Lightdm Search vendor "Robert Ancell" for product "Lightdm" | 1.1.0 Search vendor "Robert Ancell" for product "Lightdm" and version "1.1.0" | - |
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| Robert Ancell Search vendor "Robert Ancell" | Lightdm Search vendor "Robert Ancell" for product "Lightdm" | 1.1.1 Search vendor "Robert Ancell" for product "Lightdm" and version "1.1.1" | - |
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| Robert Ancell Search vendor "Robert Ancell" | Lightdm Search vendor "Robert Ancell" for product "Lightdm" | 1.1.2 Search vendor "Robert Ancell" for product "Lightdm" and version "1.1.2" | - |
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| Robert Ancell Search vendor "Robert Ancell" | Lightdm Search vendor "Robert Ancell" for product "Lightdm" | 1.1.3 Search vendor "Robert Ancell" for product "Lightdm" and version "1.1.3" | - |
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| Robert Ancell Search vendor "Robert Ancell" | Lightdm Search vendor "Robert Ancell" for product "Lightdm" | 1.1.4 Search vendor "Robert Ancell" for product "Lightdm" and version "1.1.4" | - |
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| Robert Ancell Search vendor "Robert Ancell" | Lightdm Search vendor "Robert Ancell" for product "Lightdm" | 1.1.5 Search vendor "Robert Ancell" for product "Lightdm" and version "1.1.5" | - |
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| Robert Ancell Search vendor "Robert Ancell" | Lightdm Search vendor "Robert Ancell" for product "Lightdm" | 1.1.6 Search vendor "Robert Ancell" for product "Lightdm" and version "1.1.6" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 11.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "11.10" | - |
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