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CVE-2012-1111

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
4.6 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200
EPSS score
0.5% (41th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-1145)
Published
October 27, 2014
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-1145 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • robert ancell / lightdm
  • robert ancell / lightdm
  • robert ancell / lightdm
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  • robert ancell / lightdm
  • robert ancell / lightdm
  • robert ancell / lightdm
  • robert ancell / lightdm

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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