CVE-2014-0979

🗓️ 23 Jan 2014 01:00:00Reported by mitreType

The start_authentication function in LightDM GTK+ Greeter before 1.7.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service via an empty username

Reporter	Title	Published	Views	Family All 21
CVE	CVE-2014-0979	23 Jan 201401:00	–	cve
Debian CVE	CVE-2014-0979	23 Jan 201401:00	–	debiancve
EUVD	EUVD-2014-1009	7 Oct 202500:30	–	euvd
Fedora	[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: lightdm-gtk-1.6.1-3.fc19	11 Feb 201423:14	–	fedora
Fedora	[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: lightdm-gtk-1.6.1-3.fc20	11 Feb 201423:08	–	fedora
Tenable Nessus	Fedora 20 : lightdm-gtk-1.6.1-3.fc20 (2014-1647)	12 Feb 201400:00	–	nessus
Tenable Nessus	Fedora 19 : lightdm-gtk-1.6.1-3.fc19 (2014-1648)	12 Feb 201400:00	–	nessus
Tenable Nessus	openSUSE Security Update : lightdm-gtk-greeter (openSUSE-SU-2014:0071-1)	13 Jun 201400:00	–	nessus
Mageia	Updated lightdm-gtk-greeter fixes CVE-2014-0979	24 Jan 201421:01	–	mageia
NVD	CVE-2014-0979	23 Jan 201401:55	–	nvd

Source	Link
lists	www.lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128117.html
secunia	www.secunia.com/advisories/56423
openwall	www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/07/15
lists	www.lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00048.html
lists	www.lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-February/128150.html
secunia	www.secunia.com/advisories/56211
securityfocus	www.securityfocus.com/bid/64679
bugs	www.bugs.launchpad.net/lightdm-gtk-greeter/+bug/1266449
bugzilla	www.bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi

18 Feb 2014 17:57Current

5.8Medium risk

Vulners AI Score5.8

EPSS0.00069