CVE-2012-1111
lightdm before 1.0.9 does not properly close file descriptors before opening a child process,...
CVE-2012-1111 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Robert Ancell Lightdm, published October 27, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 41st percentile. Fixed in lightdm 1.0.9-1.
- Severity
- 4.6 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.47%EPSS, 41st percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
1.0.9-1lightdm +3 more
Description
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.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-1111- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-1111- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-1145No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-1145- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hg8g-8g53-j2c8No score
lightdm before 1.0.9 does not properly close file descriptors before opening a child process,...
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.
- Record
GHSA-hg8g-8g53-j2c8- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-1111- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-1111No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1111- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10033-1No score
liblightdm-gobject-1-0-1.21.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the liblightdm-gobject-1-0-1.21.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10033-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.