Denial of Service in GNOME Display Manager by Local User Actions
CVE-2013-7273

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor: Gnome
Status: Gnome Display Manager
Vendor: CVE Published:; 29 April 2014

What is CVE-2013-7273?

In GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 3.4.1 and earlier, the disable-user-list feature can lead to a denial of service when local users, after entering a username, press the cancel button. This action could prevent them from successfully logging in, effectively locking them out of their accounts. This vulnerability poses a risk where user experience can be significantly affected due to this unexpected behavior.

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