gdm/guest-session-cleanup.sh in gdm-guest-session 0.24 and earlier, as used in Ubuntu...

2.1 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

gdm/guest-session-cleanup.sh in gdm-guest-session 0.24 and earlier, as used in Ubuntu Linux 10.04 LTS, 10.10, and 11.04, allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a space in the name of a file in /tmp. NOTE: this identifier was SPLIT from CVE-2012-0943 per ADT1/ADT2 due to different codebases and affected versions. CVE-2012-0943 is used for the guest-account issue.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

Affected Vendor

gdm-guest-session project

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Affected Software

gdm-guest-session, ubuntu linux

Vulnerable Versions:

0, 0.20, 0.21, 0.22, 0.23, 10.04, 10.10, 11.04

Timeline

Official Publish: May 22nd, 2014

Last Modified: August 6th, 2024

Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.