Robert Ancell's vulnerability profile centers on LightDM, a display and login manager widely deployed across Linux desktop environments. The durable signal reflects the software's privileged role in the authentication stack, with recurring weaknesses in link-following conditions and exposure of sensitive information; vulnerabilities in this class frequently acquire public exploit code. Current severity, exploitation activity, and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Robert Ancell over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (6 CVEs).
6 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
debian/guest-account in Light Display Manager (lightdm) 1.0.x before 1.0.6 and 1.1.x before 1.1.7, as used in Ubuntu Linux 11.10, allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a | May 22, 2014 | 2.1 | 21 | NO | YES |
CVE-2012-1111MEDIUM 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. | Oct 27, 2014 | 4.6 | 18 | NO | NO |
dmrc.c in Light Display Manager (aka LightDM) before 1.1.1 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on ~/.dmrc. | Mar 6, 2014 | 1.9 | 14 | NO | NO |
LightDM before 1.0.6 allows local users to change ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on ~/.Xauthority. | Feb 17, 2012 | 1.9 | 13 | NO | NO |
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 | Nov 23, 2013 | 3.3 | 12 | NO | NO |
Light Display Manager (aka LightDM) 1.4.x before 1.4.3, 1.6.x before 1.6.2, and 1.7.x before 1.7.14 uses 0664 permissions for the temporary .Xauthority file, which allows local use | Feb 2, 2014 | 2.1 | 11 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (6 CVEs).
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