CVE-2017-7358

Description

In LightDM through 1.22.0, a directory traversal issue in debian/guest-account.sh allows local attackers to own arbitrary directory path locations and escalate privileges to root when the guest user logs out.

References

https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3255-1/

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41923/

https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/lightdm/2017-April/001059.html

https://launchpad.net/bugs/1677924

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97486

http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~lightdm-team/lightdm/trunk/revision/2478

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3