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.
Published: 2014-01-23
Score: 2.1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD 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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Lightdm Gtk\+ Greeter Project Lightdm Gtk\+ Greeter
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cve-icon MITRE

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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