CVE-2013-7273

GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 3.4.1 and earlier, when disable-user-list is set to true, allows...

2.1 LowFix available

GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 3.4.1 and earlier, when disable-user-list is set to true, allows local users to cause a denial of service (unable to login) by pressing the cancel button after entering a user name.

Exploit likelihood

0.37%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 2.1

Record: CVE-2013-7273
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2013-7273
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2013-7051 No score

Record: EUVD-2013-7051
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2w7j-hchq-jpj6 No score

GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 3.4.1 and earlier, when disable-user-list is set to true, allows...

Record: GHSA-2w7j-hchq-jpj6
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2013-7273
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-7273 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2013-7273
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gnome display manager

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`gdm3` Debian:12	before 3.8.3-1	3.8.3-1
`gdm3` Debian:13	before 3.8.3-1	3.8.3-1
`gdm3` Debian:14	before 3.8.3-1	3.8.3-1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2013-7273 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Gnome Display Manager, published April 29, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 30th percentile. Fixed in gdm3 3.8.3-1.