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TI-2013-03909 Aliases CVE-2013-4459GHSA-wqp2-x23v-m2mf

LightDM 1.7.5 through 1.8.3 and 1.9.x before 1.9.2 does not apply the AppArmor profile to…

Priority LOW 16CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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 the Guest account.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00438 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 21

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.5VulnerableRobert Ancell
cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.6VulnerableRobert Ancell
cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.7VulnerableRobert Ancell
cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.8VulnerableRobert Ancell
cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.9VulnerableRobert Ancell
cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.10VulnerableRobert Ancell
cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.11VulnerableRobert Ancell
cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.12VulnerableRobert Ancell
cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.7.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.13VulnerableRobert Ancell
cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.7.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.14VulnerableRobert Ancell
  • cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.5 Vulnerable ·Robert Ancell
  • cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.6 Vulnerable ·Robert Ancell
  • cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.7 Vulnerable ·Robert Ancell
  • cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.8 Vulnerable ·Robert Ancell
  • cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.9 Vulnerable ·Robert Ancell
  • cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.10 Vulnerable ·Robert Ancell
  • cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.11 Vulnerable ·Robert Ancell
  • cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.12 Vulnerable ·Robert Ancell
  • cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.7.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.13 Vulnerable ·Robert Ancell
  • cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.7.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.14 Vulnerable ·Robert Ancell
Show 11 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.7.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.15VulnerableRobert Ancell
cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.7.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.16VulnerableRobert Ancell
cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.7.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.17VulnerableRobert Ancell
cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.7.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.18VulnerableRobert Ancell
cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.0VulnerableRobert Ancell
cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.1VulnerableRobert Ancell
cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.2VulnerableRobert Ancell
cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8.3VulnerableRobert Ancell
cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.0VulnerableRobert Ancell
cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.1VulnerableRobert Ancell
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.10VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.7.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.15 Vulnerable ·Robert Ancell
  • cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.7.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.16 Vulnerable ·Robert Ancell
  • cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.7.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.17 Vulnerable ·Robert Ancell
  • cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.7.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.18 Vulnerable ·Robert Ancell
  • cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.0 Vulnerable ·Robert Ancell
  • cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.1 Vulnerable ·Robert Ancell
  • cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.2 Vulnerable ·Robert Ancell
  • cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.3 Vulnerable ·Robert Ancell
  • cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.0 Vulnerable ·Robert Ancell
  • cpe:2.3:a:robert_ancell:lightdm:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.1 Vulnerable ·Robert Ancell
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4459
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wqp2-x23v-m2mf

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

Sources

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