CVE-2013-7273
GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 3.4.1 and earlier, when disable-user-list is set to true, allows local users to cause a denial of service (unable to login) by pressing the cancel button after entering a user name.
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N/A
EPSS
Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0007 (0.1%)
Percentile: 20.5%
EPSS: 2026-05-06
Affects
gnome:gnome_display_managerTechnical description
GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 3.4.1 and earlier, when disable-user-list is set to true, allows local users to cause a denial of service (unable to login) by pressing the cancel button after entering a user name.
Published: 4/29/2014, 2:38:49 PM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 10:30:45 PM
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/07/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/07/16
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=683338
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=704284
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050745
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/07/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/07/16
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=683338