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High
CVE-2015-7496
GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 3.18.2 allows physically proximate attackers...
Vulnerability Description
GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 3.18.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by holding the Escape key.
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
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172328.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/17/10
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2128
- https://download.gnome.org/sources/gdm/3.18/gdm-3.18.2.news
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=758032
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/17/8
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
23, 0
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 24th, 2015
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.