CVE-2016-10369

7.8 HIGH

Published: May 08, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

unixsocket.c in lxterminal through 0.3.0 insecurely uses /tmp for a socket file, allowing a local user to cause a denial of service (preventing terminal launch), or possibly have other impact (bypassing terminal access control).

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://bugs.debian.org/862098

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

https://git.lxde.org/gitweb/?p=lxde/lxterminal.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f99163c6ff8b2f57c5f37b1ce5d62cf7450d4648

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/333539/lxterminal-in-the-netstat-output/333578

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://bugs.debian.org/862098

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

https://git.lxde.org/gitweb/?p=lxde/lxterminal.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f99163c6ff8b2f57c5f37b1ce5d62cf7450d4648

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/333539/lxterminal-in-the-netstat-output/333578

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

7.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.3%

24th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-284

Affected Vendors

lxterminal_project

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