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CVE-2015-7496

Published: Nov 24, 2015 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
4.6 MODERATE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
4.3 MODERATE
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7496
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 3.18.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by holding the Escape key.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
FedoraFedoraproject23 (including)23 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatgdm-1:3.22.3-11.el7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatgnome-session-0:3.22.3-4.el7*
GdmUbuntuprecise*
GdmUbuntutrusty*
GdmUbuntuvivid*
GdmUbuntuwily*
Gdm3Ubuntuupstream*
Gdm3Ubuntuyakkety*

References

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