Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU34755

Input validation error in systemd - CVE-2012-1101

Published: March 11, 2020 / Updated: August 8, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU34755

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1101

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Freedesktop.org

Affected software:
systemd

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

systemd 37-1 does not properly handle non-existent services, which causes a denial of service (failure of login procedure).

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