VDB-144947 · CVE-2016-1000002 · Nessus 219475

gdm3 up to 3.14.1 Screen Lock information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in gdm3 up to 3.14.1. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Screen Lock. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-1000002. It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in gdm3 up to 3.14.1. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Screen Lock. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

gdm3 3.14.2 and possibly later has an information leak before screen lock

The weakness was disclosed 11/05/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-1000002 since 06/02/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 219475 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-1000002), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 3.14.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (219475). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Name

gdm3

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.3

VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.3
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NVD Base Score: 2.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 219475
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-1000002

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: gdm3 3.14.2

Timelineinfo

06/02/2016 🔍
11/05/2019 +1251 days 🔍
11/06/2019 +1 days 🔍
03/04/2025 +1945 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-1000002 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1000002
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-144947

Entryinfo

Created: 11/06/2019 06:50
Updated: 03/04/2025 18:07
Changes: 11/06/2019 06:50 (36), 11/06/2019 06:55 (17), 02/04/2024 08:35 (3), 03/04/2025 18:07 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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