CVEvulnerability

CVE-2019-3825

6.4 MEDIUM Published 2019-02-06 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2019-02-06
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
6.3 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
6.4 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
6.9 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-287

Description

A vulnerability was discovered in gdm before 3.31.4. When timed login is enabled in configuration, an attacker could bypass the lock screen by selecting the timed login user and waiting for the timer to expire, at which time they would gain access to the logged-in user's session.

Affected configurations

• gnome gnome display manager (< 3.31.4) • canonical ubuntu linux 18.04 • canonical ubuntu linux 18.10 • redhat enterprise linux 7.0

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication weakness

References