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CVE-2017-12164

Published: 2018-07-26T16:29Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T03:08Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
A flaw was discovered in gdm 3.24.1 where gdm greeter was no longer setting the ran_once boolean during autologin. If autologin was enabled for a victim, an attacker could simply select 'login as another user' to unlock their screen. > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt