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CVE-2003-0547

GDM before 2.4.1.6, when using the "examine session errors" feature, allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the ~/.xsession-errors file.

Published

2003-08-27T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application gnome gdm 2.4.1 Yes
Application gnome gdm 2.4.1.1 Yes
Application gnome gdm 2.4.1.2 Yes
Application gnome gdm 2.4.1.3 Yes
Application gnome gdm 2.4.1.4 Yes
Application gnome gdm 2.4.1.5 Yes
Application gnome gdm 2.4.1.6 Yes
Application redhat kdebase 2.4.0.7.13 Yes
Application redhat kdebase 2.4.1.3.5 Yes
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