CVE-2015-0856

daemon/Greeter.cpp in sddm before 0.13.0 does not properly disable the KDE crash handler, which allows local users to gain privileges by crashing a greeter…

published November 24, 2015

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
34.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

daemon/Greeter.cpp in sddm before 0.13.0 does not properly disable the KDE crash handler, which allows local users to gain privileges by crashing a greeter when using certain themes, as demonstrated by the plasma-workspace breeze theme.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00414 · 34.6th percentile
Published
2015-11-24T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 NOV 20:00Z
    daemon/Greeter.cpp in sddm before 0.13.0 does not properly disable the KDE crash handler, which allows local users to gain privileges by crashing a greeter…
    cvelistv5