Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2015-7496 (CCN-108497)

Assigned:2015-11-12
Published:2015-11-12
Updated:2018-01-05
Summary:GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 3.18.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by holding the Escape key.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
3.5 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
4.3 Medium (REDHAT CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
3.8 Low (REDHAT Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Physical
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
4.6 Medium (REDHAT CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
CWE-364
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2015-7496

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2015-271025c598

Source: CCN
Type: GNOME Web site
GDM - The GNOME Display Manager

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20151117 Re: CVE request for Gnome gdm/screen lock crash

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20151117 CVE request for Gnome gdm/screen lock crash

Source: REDHAT
Type: UNKNOWN
RHSA-2017:2128

Source: CCN
Type: GNOME Bugzilla Bug 758032
(CVE-2015-7496) Crash when holding Escape in lock screen

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=758032

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch
https://download.gnome.org/sources/gdm/3.18/gdm-3.18.2.news

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
gnome-gdm-cve20157496-sec-bypass(108497)

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2015-7496

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/a:gnome:gnome_display_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 3.18.0)

    • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::client:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::server:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 5:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20157496
    V
    		CVE-2015-7496
    2023-06-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:7892
    P
    		gdm-41.3-150400.4.6.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2023-06-12
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:629
    P
    		Security update for python-Flask-Security-Too (Moderate) (in QA)
    2022-09-27
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:740
    P
    		Security update for icu (Moderate)
    2022-09-07
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:3274
    P
    		libusbmuxd4-1.0.10-2.3 on GA media (Moderate)
    2022-06-28
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:94904
    P
    		gdm-41.3-150400.2.7 on GA media (Moderate)
    2022-06-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:1076
    P
    		Security update for vim (Important)
    2022-06-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:1660
    P
    		Security update for libslirp (Important)
    2022-04-29
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:1321
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 0 for SLE 15 SP3) (Important)
    2022-04-25
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:94015
    P
    		 (Important)
    2022-04-12
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:100728
    P
    		 (Moderate)
    2022-04-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:965
    P
    		Security update for libcaca (Important)
    2022-03-09
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:1432
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 14 for SLE 15 SP3) (Important)
    2022-03-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:1188
    P
    		Security update for glibc (Important)
    2022-02-04
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:112280
    P
    		gdm-3.22.1-1.2 on GA media (Moderate)
    2022-01-17
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:105805
    P
    		gdm-3.22.1-1.2 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-10-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:71227
    P
    		libXRes1-1.2.0-1.18 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-09-21
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:47397
    P
    		libpoppler-glib8-0.43.0-15.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:47150
    P
    		ruby-2.1-1.4 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:48149
    P
    		libmodplug1-0.8.9.0+git20170610.f6dd59a-15.4.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:47722
    P
    		libipa_hbac0-1.16.1-2.8 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:47165
    P
    		tar-1.27.1-8.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:48276
    P
    		ppp-2.4.7-3.4 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:47962
    P
    		bash-4.3-83.23.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:47479
    P
    		python-cupshelpers-1.5.7-7.5 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:47261
    P
    		gdk-pixbuf-loader-rsvg-2.40.15-4.5 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:48260
    P
    		patch-2.7.5-8.5.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:47703
    P
    		libevent-2_0-5-2.0.21-6.3.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:47276
    P
    		gstreamer-1.8.3-9.5 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:48065
    P
    		libICE6-1.0.8-12.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:47590
    P
    		davfs2-1.5.2-2.3 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:47151
    P
    		sblim-sfcb-1.4.8-8.2 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:48211
    P
    		libunwind-1.1-11.3.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:47814
    P
    		libxml2-2-2.9.4-46.15.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:47286
    P
    		hardlink-1.0-6.38 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:48307
    P
    		socat-1.7.2.4-3.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:48176
    P
    		libpoppler-glib8-0.43.0-16.15.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:47611
    P
    		ft2demos-2.6.3-7.15.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:47262
    P
    		gdm-3.10.0.1-52.5 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:48322
    P
    		tboot-20190704_1.9.10-1.7 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:47851
    P
    		perl-HTML-Parser-3.71-1.145 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-16
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:62749
    P
    		gdm-3.34.1-8.15.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-09
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:101155
    P
    		gdm-3.34.1-8.15.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-09
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:72468
    P
    		gdm-3.34.1-8.15.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-09
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:67774
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 20 for SLE 15) (Important)
    2021-07-14
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:1544
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)
    2021-06-29
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:48418
    P
    		freeradius-server-3.0.3-10.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-06-08
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:48378
    P
    		bind-9.9.9P1-46.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-06-08
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:48387
    P
    		coreutils-8.25-12.8 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-06-08
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:48489
    P
    		libecpg6-9.4.9-14.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-06-08
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:71114
    P
    		ucode-intel-20180425-1.3 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-06-08
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:49463
    P
    		Security update for nodejs10 (Important)
    2021-03-02
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:69946
    P
    		Security update for python (Important)
    2021-02-09
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:64527
    P
    		Security update for permissions (Moderate)
    2021-01-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:66695
    P
    		Security update for curl (Moderate)
    2020-12-09
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:116952
    P
    		gdm-3.34.1-6.19 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:72129
    P
    		gdm-3.26.2.1-11.17 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:62410
    P
    		gdm-3.26.2.1-11.17 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:89871
    P
    		gdm-3.26.2.1-13.19.2 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:72240
    P
    		gdm-3.26.2.1-13.19.2 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:103526
    P
    		gdm-3.26.2.1-13.19.2 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:62521
    P
    		gdm-3.26.2.1-13.19.2 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:72352
    P
    		gdm-3.34.1-6.19 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:107394
    P
    		gdm-3.34.1-6.19 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:62633
    P
    		gdm-3.34.1-6.19 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:64440
    P
    		Security update for python (Important)
    2020-12-02
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:49517
    P
    		gdm on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:73268
    P
    		openslp on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:67874
    P
    		gdm on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:49352
    P
    		w3m on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:49629
    P
    		gdm on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:66603
    P
    		python3-Jinja2 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:70051
    P
    		gdm on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:73386
    P
    		gdm on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:49406
    P
    		gdm on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:49575
    P
    		librsvg-devel on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20172128
    P
    		RHSA-2017:2128: gdm and gnome-session security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Moderate)
    2017-08-01
    oval:com.ubuntu.disco:def:201574960000000
    V
    		CVE-2015-7496 on Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) - medium.
    2015-11-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20157496000
    V
    		CVE-2015-7496 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2015-11-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201574960000000
    V
    		CVE-2015-7496 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
    2015-11-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20157496000
    V
    		CVE-2015-7496 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - medium.
    2015-11-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20157496000
    V
    		CVE-2015-7496 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2015-11-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201574960000000
    V
    		CVE-2015-7496 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2015-11-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20157496000
    V
    		CVE-2015-7496 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2015-11-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20157496000
    V
    		CVE-2015-7496 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2015-11-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201574960000000
    V
    		CVE-2015-7496 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2015-11-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:20157496000
    V
    		CVE-2015-7496 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
    2015-11-24
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