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CVE-2007-3381

The GDM daemon in GNOME Display Manager (GDM) before 2.14.13, 2.16.x before 2.16.7, 2.18.x before 2.18.4, and 2.19.x before 2.19.5 does not properly handle NULL return values from the g_strsplit function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (persistent daemon crash) via a crafted command to the daemon's socket, related to (1) gdm.c and (2) gdmconfig.c in daemon/, and (3) gdmconfig.c and (4) gdmflexiserver.c in gui/.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2007-3381 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from gnome organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2007, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2007-08-07T10:17:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 1.5 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

2.7

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	gnome	gdm	≤ 2.14.12	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	0.7	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	1.0	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.0	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.2	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.3	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.4	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.5	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.6	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.8	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.13	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.14	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.14.1	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.14.2	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.14.3	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.14.4	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.14.5	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.14.6	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.14.7	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.14.8	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.14.9	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.14.10	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.14.11	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.14.3	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.14.4	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.14.5	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.14.6	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.16	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.16.1	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.16.2	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.18	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.18.1	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.18.2	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.18.3	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.19	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.19.1	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.19.2	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.19.3	Yes
Application	gnome	gdm	2.19.4	Yes

References

http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.14/gdm-2.14.13.news ([email protected])
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.16/gdm-2.16.7.changes ([email protected])
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.18/gdm-2.18.4.news ([email protected])
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.19/gdm-2.19.5.news ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/26313 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/26368 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/26520 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/26879 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/26900 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-11.xml ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:169 ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0777.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475451/30/5550/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25191 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018523 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2781 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1599 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10887 ([email protected])
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.14/gdm-2.14.13.news (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.16/gdm-2.16.7.changes (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.18/gdm-2.18.4.news (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.19/gdm-2.19.5.news (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/26313 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/26368 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/26520 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/26879 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/26900 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200709-11.xml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:169 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0777.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475451/30/5550/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25191 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018523 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2781 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1599 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10887 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For gnome's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.