CVE-2014-0979
The start_authentication function in lightdm-gtk-greeter.c in LightDM GTK+ Greeter before 1.7.1 does not properly handle the return value from the lightdm_greeter_get_authentication_user function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via an empty username.
Published:Jan 23, 2014
Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
EPS:Jan 23, 2014
EPSS Score:0.00077
CVSS Score:2.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Lightdm Gtk\+ Greeter Project
Product
Lightdm Gtk\+ Greeter
Lightdm Gtk\+ Greeter Project
Lightdm Gtk\+ Greeter
Vendor
Opensuse
Product
Opensuse
Opensuse
Opensuse
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
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User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
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Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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