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CVE-2015-7496 Details

Description

GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 3.18.2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the lock screen by holding the Escape key.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
fedoraproject fedora
23

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
gnome gnome display manager
<= 3.18.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome_display_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes


QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-7496
NVD Published Date:
Nov 24, 2015
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-7496 Details - Not Deferred