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CVE-2013-4459 json

LightDM 1.7.5 through 1.8.3 and 1.9.x before 1.9.2 does not apply the AppArmor profile to the Guest account, which allows local users to by…

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-4329

cvss
3.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 38%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

LightDM 1.7.5 through 1.8.3 and 1.9.x before 1.9.2 does not apply the AppArmor profile to the Guest account, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions by leveraging the Guest account.

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2013-4459 updated cvss 3.3

lightdm: guest account restrictions bypass

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • bugs.launchpad.net https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/lightdm/%2Bbug/1243339 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 3.3 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

Sources

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