PT-2017-7885 · Lxde · Lxterminal

Yao Wei · Published 2017-05-08 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2016-10369

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions lxterminal versions prior to 0.3.1

Description The issue arises from unixsocket.c in lxterminal insecurely using /tmp for a socket file. This allows a local user to cause a denial of service by preventing the terminal from launching. It may also have other impacts, such as bypassing terminal access control.

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.3.1, update to version 0.3.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the /tmp directory to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-10369

DLA-935-1

MGASA-2017-0138

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11031-1

Affected Products

Lxterminal

References · 18

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-10369 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10369 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10369 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10369 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10369 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2017-0138 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0138.html · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2016-10369 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10369 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:11031-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugs.debian.org/862098 · Patch
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10369 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20815 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/09/1 · Note
• https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/333539/lxterminal-in-the-netstat-output/333578 · Note