What is CVE-2016-10369?

CVE-2016-10369 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lxterminal Project, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-05-08.

How severe is CVE-2016-10369?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Lxterminal Project

CVE-2016-10369

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).

EPSS: 0.003 (24.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Lxterminal_project Lxterminal
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10369?: CVE-2016-10369 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lxterminal Project, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-05-08.
How severe is CVE-2016-10369?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.