{
  "cveId": "CVE-2020-16125",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-16125",
  "summary": "CVE-2020-16125 is fixed in 14 products on 1 platform, first by gdm3 3.28.3-0ubuntu18.04.6, released November 2, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.",
  "title": "gdm3: gdm3 versions before 3.36.2 or 3.38.2 would start gnome-initial-setup ifgdm3 can\u0027t contact the accountservice service...",
  "description": "gdm3 versions before 3.36.2 or 3.38.2 would start gnome-initial-setup ifgdm3 can\u0027t contact the accountservice service via dbus in a timely manner;on Ubuntu (and potentially derivatives) this could be be chained with anadditional issue that could allow a local user to create a new privilegedaccount.",
  "published": "2020-11-02T16:00:00Z",
  "severity": "Medium",
  "cvss": 6.4,
  "epss": 0.01109,
  "epssPercentile": 0.66095,
  "priority": "Routine",
  "priorityTier": 4,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "fixes": [
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      "fix": "RHSA-2021:1586",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2021-1586",
      "released": "2021-05-18T00:00:00Z"
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      "released": "2020-11-02T16:00:00Z"
    },
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      "released": "2020-11-02T16:00:00Z"
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      "released": "2020-11-03T00:00:00Z"
    },
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      "released": "2020-11-03T00:00:00Z"
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      "released": "2020-11-02T16:00:00Z"
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