CVE-2012-0943 describes a local arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in Light Display Manager (lightdm) versions 1.0.x before 1.0.6 and 1.1.x before 1.1.7, specifically affecting Ubuntu Linux 11.10, where a space in a temporary file's name could be exploited. This vulnerability has a low severity CVSS score of 2.1, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and potential for partial data availability impact. While not actively exploited in the wild and not on the KEV catalog, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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