CVE-2013-7273

Published: Apr 29, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-noinfo

2.1LOW

NVD MITRE

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAccess Vector

Local

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

gnome

oss-project·USaka glib, gnome project

gnome display managerOn-premDesktop App

Consumer Software

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/07/10

openwall.com

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=704284

bugzilla.gnome.org

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=683338

bugs.debian.org

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