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CVE-2015-0856 (GCVE-0-2015-0856)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-11-24 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 04:26

Summary

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.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

debian mitre root

References

5 references

URL	Tags
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
https://github.com/sddm/sddm/wiki/0.13.0-Release-…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/14/2	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://github.com/sddm/sddm/commit/4cfed6b0a6255…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Date Public

2015-10-14 00:00

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CNVD-2015-07340

Vulnerability from cnvd - Published: 2015-11-09

Title

SDDM ‘Greeter.cpp’本地拒绝服务漏洞

Description

SDDM是一款基于QML的X11显示管理器。 SDDM中存在本地拒绝服务漏洞。攻击者可利用该漏洞使应用程序崩溃，造成拒绝服务。

Severity

低

Patch Name

SDDM ‘Greeter.cpp’本地拒绝服务漏洞的补丁

Patch Description

SDDM是一款基于QML的X11显示管理器。 SDDM中存在本地拒绝服务漏洞。攻击者可利用该漏洞使应用程序崩溃，造成拒绝服务。目前，供应商发布了安全公告及相关补丁信息，修复了此漏洞。

Formal description

目前厂商已经发布了升级补丁以修复这个安全问题，请到厂商的主页下载： https://github.com/sddm/sddm

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77099

Impacted products

Name
SDDM SDDM

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FKIE_CVE-2015-0856

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-11-24 20:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:21

Severity

Summary

References

URL	Tags
security@debian.org	http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171443.html	Third Party Advisory
security@debian.org	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/14/2	Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@debian.org	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77099	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@debian.org	https://github.com/sddm/sddm/commit/4cfed6b0a625593fb43876f04badc4dd99799d86	Vendor Advisory
security@debian.org	https://github.com/sddm/sddm/wiki/0.13.0-Release-Announcement	Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171443.html	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/14/2	Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77099	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://github.com/sddm/sddm/commit/4cfed6b0a625593fb43876f04badc4dd99799d86	Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://github.com/sddm/sddm/wiki/0.13.0-Release-Announcement	Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	fedoraproject	fedora	22
	sddm_project	sddm	*

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GHSA-H2J2-9MV7-H7RV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 03:47 – Updated: 2022-05-17 03:47

Details

Show details on source website

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GSD-2015-0856

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:19

Details

Aliases

CVE-2015-0856

Aliases

CVE-2015-0856

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OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10135-1

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2024-06-15 00:00 - Updated: 2024-06-15 00:00

Summary

sddm-0.14.0-2.1 on GA media

Severity

Moderate

Scope

3 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2015-0856.

CVE-2015-0856

Recommended: 12 products

Open the full advisory

UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0856 (CVE-2015-0856)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2015-11-24 20:59 – Updated: 2025-07-16 04:50 – Source website

Withdrawn 2025-07-18

Details

Severity

N/A (UNKNOWN)

low

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0856	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0856	REPORT

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CVE-2015-0856 (GCVE-0-2015-0856)

CNVD-2015-07340

FKIE_CVE-2015-0856

GHSA-H2J2-9MV7-H7RV

GSD-2015-0856

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10135-1

UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0856 (CVE-2015-0856)

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