CVE-2017-12164
low-risk
Published 2018-07-26
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.14% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
4
CVSS 4.1/10
Medium
PHYSICAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Gnome Display Manager
Affected Vendors
References (4)
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/ 100
low-risk
Severity
15/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal