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CVE-2015-0856
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…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.41%
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- debian
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.41% · top 64% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
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References (5)
- 77099 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- FEDORA-2015-9f996ea146 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- https://github.com/sddm/sddm/wiki/0.13.0-Release-Announcement (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20151014 CVE-2015-0856: sddm does not prevent access to the KDE crash handler (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://github.com/sddm/sddm/commit/4cfed6b0a625593fb43876f04badc4dd99799d86 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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