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CVE-2016-10369

Publication date 8 May 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8 · High

Score breakdown

unixsocket.c in lxterminal through 0.3.0 insecurely uses /tmp for a socket file, allowing a local user to cause a denial of service (preventing terminal launch), or possibly have other impact (bypassing terminal access control).

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
lxterminal 17.04 zesty
Fixed 0.3.0-1ubuntu0.1
16.10 yakkety Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 0.2.0-1ubuntu0.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 0.1.11-4ubuntu3.1

Patch details

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Package Patch details
lxterminal

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H