CVE-2013-7273: Low severity Gnome GNOME Display Manager vulnerability

Published Jul 30, 2012
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Updated

GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 3.4.1 and earlier, when disable-user-list is set to true, allows local users to cause a denial of service (unable to login) by pressing the cancel button after entering a user name.

Other sources

It was reported [1],[2] that when the fallback greeter is used in GDM3.x, if the disable-user-list setting is "true" (so a user list is not displayed, but entry fields for username and password), if a user enters their username and are then presented with a password prompt, if they were to click the "cancel" button then all of the user-interactive fields disappear. The user is then unable to login in or otherwise interact with the display manager, and must either kill X or reboot.

There is no upstream fix as of yet. CVE-2013-7273 was assigned [3] to this issue.

[1] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=683338 [2] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/showbug.cgi?id=704284 [3] http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/40

Red Hat

Affected Software

18 affected componentsFixes available
Gnome GNOME Display Manager<=3.4.1
Gnome GNOME Display Manager=3.0.0
Gnome GNOME Display Manager=3.0.2
Gnome GNOME Display Manager=3.0.3
Gnome GNOME Display Manager=3.0.4
Gnome GNOME Display Manager=3.1.2
Gnome GNOME Display Manager=3.1.90
Gnome GNOME Display Manager=3.1.91
Gnome GNOME Display Manager=3.1.92
Gnome GNOME Display Manager=3.2.0
Gnome GNOME Display Manager=3.2.1
Gnome GNOME Display Manager=3.2.1.1
Gnome GNOME Display Manager=3.3.92
Gnome GNOME Display Manager=3.3.92.1
Gnome GNOME Display Manager=3.4.0
Gnome GNOME Display Manager=3.4.0.1
debian/gdm3<=3.4.1-2, <=3.4.1-8
3.8.3-1
debian/gdm3
3.38.2.1-143.0-348.0-1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/gdm3 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.8.3-1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/gdm3 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.38.2.1-1Fixed in 43.0-3Fixed in 48.0-1

Event History

Jan 9, 2014
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·01:22 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Apr 29, 2014
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:38 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2013-7273?

CVE-2013-7273 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability affecting GNOME Display Manager.

2

How do I fix CVE-2013-7273?

To fix CVE-2013-7273, upgrade GNOME Display Manager to version 3.8.3-1 or higher.

3

Which versions of GNOME Display Manager are affected by CVE-2013-7273?

CVE-2013-7273 affects GNOME Display Manager versions 3.4.1 and earlier.

4

Can CVE-2013-7273 be exploited remotely?

No, CVE-2013-7273 requires local access to exploit the vulnerability.

5

What is the impact of CVE-2013-7273?

The impact of CVE-2013-7273 is that it can lead to denial of service by preventing local users from logging in.

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