# CVE-2014-7271: Simple Desktop Display Manager (SDDM) before 0.10.0 allows local users to log in as user "sddm" without authentication.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-03-08 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Simple Desktop Display Manager (SDDM) before 0.10.0 allows local users to log in as user "sddm" without authentication.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70767
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98421
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1149608
- https://github.com/sddm/sddm/pull/279/files
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141550.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141494.html
- https://github.com/sddm/sddm/wiki/0.10.0-Release-Announcement
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/06/4

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