Description
The start_authentication function in lightdm-gtk-greeter.c in LightDM GTK+ Greeter before 1.7.1 does not properly handle the return value from the lightdm_greeter_get_authentication_user function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via an empty username.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2014-1009 | The start_authentication function in lightdm-gtk-greeter.c in LightDM GTK+ Greeter before 1.7.1 does not properly handle the return value from the lightdm_greeter_get_authentication_user function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via an empty username. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T09:34:40.438Z
Reserved: 2014-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2014-0979
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Status : Modified
Published: 2014-01-23T01:55:04.460
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2014-0979
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD