CVE-2012-1111 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 27 Oct 2014 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local users can write to LightDM logs or cause unspecified impacts due to improper file descriptor handling before spawning child processes.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2012-1111?

CVE-2012-1111 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Oct 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

lightdm before 1.0.9 does not properly close file descriptors before opening a child process, which allows local users to write to the lightdm log or have other unspecified impact.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1111?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Robert Ancell Lightdm.

How do I fix CVE-2012-1111?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2012-1111 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1111 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1111, GHSA-hg8g-8g53-j2c8.