What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-0856?

CVE-2015-0856 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-0856?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2015-0856. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Fedora CVE-2015-0856

MEDIUM

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)

2015-11-24 security@debian.org

Privilege Escalation Fedora Sddm

4.6

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.6 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 24, 2015 - 20:59 cve.org

MEDIUM 4.6

DescriptionCVE.org

daemon/Greeter.cpp in sddm before 0.13.0 does not properly disable the KDE crash handler, which allows local users to gain privileges by crashing a greeter when using certain themes, as demonstrated by the plasma-workspace breeze theme.

AnalysisAI

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. daemon/Greeter.cpp in sddm before 0.13.0 does not properly disable the KDE crash handler, which allows local users to gain privileges by crashing a greeter when using certain themes, as demonstrated by the plasma-workspace breeze theme. Affected products include: Fedoraproject Fedora, Sddm Project Sddm. Version information: before 0.13.0.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.