CVE-2020-16125
Description
A vulnerability was found in GDM. If gdm can't contact the AccountService service via DBus in a timely manner it would default to assume there are no existing users and would allow the attacker to create a new user with high privileges.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 6.4 | 6.8 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Physical | Physical | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | High | Low | N/A |
| Privileges Required | None | None | N/A |
| User Interaction | None | None | N/A |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged | N/A |
| Confidentiality | High | High | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | High | High | N/A |
| Availability Impact | High | High | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Red Hat CVSS v3 Score Explanation
Attack Complexity (AC) set to High (H) because this issue cannot be exploited at will but it requires another flaw in the service which provides AccountService service (e.g. accounts-daemon) or already high privilege local access to the system.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Access Control
Technical Impact: Bypass Protection Mechanism
Intended access restrictions can be bypassed, which is often contradictory to what the product's administrator expects.
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