CVE-2015-7496: fedoraproject fedora
CVSS: 7.2v2.0HighModified
AliasesMGASA-2017-0248RHSA-2017:2128UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7496DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7496
Published 24-11-2015Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-7496 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
0.41%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 24-11-2015PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 3.18.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by holding the Escape key.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 2 versionsMedium 4.3Preferred score · OSV · Red hat (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LSourcesSingle source
High 7.2Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.41%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
33%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.41% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.41%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat7 products
- gdm< 1:3.22.3-11.el7
- gdm-debuginfo< 1:3.22.3-11.el7
- gdm-devel< 1:3.22.3-11.el7
- gnome-session< 0:3.22.3-4.el7
- gnome-session-custom-session< 0:3.22.3-4.el7
Debian1 product
- gdm3< 3.18.2-1
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL23
Gnome1 product
- gnome_display_manager≤ 3.18.0
Mageia1 product
- gdm< 3.14.2-5.1.mga5
Ubuntu1 product
- gdm3< 3.18.3-0ubuntu2.1
6 vendors · 12 products
References
24 links- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/172328.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=758032X Refsource CONFIRM
