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CVE-2013-4169

GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 2.21.1 allows local users to change permissions of arbitrary directories via a symlink attack on /tmp/.X11-unix/.

Published

2013-09-10T19:55:11.207

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-59
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application gnome gnome_display_manager ≤ 2.21 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 0.7 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 1.0 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.0 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.2 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.13 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.14 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.14.1 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.14.2 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.14.3 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.14.4 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.14.5 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.14.6 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.14.7 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.14.8 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.14.9 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.14.10 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.14.11 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.14.12 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.15 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.16 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.16.1 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.16.2 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.17 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.18 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.18.1 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.18.2 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.18.3 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.19 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.19.1 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.19.2 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.19.3 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.19.4 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.20.0 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.20.1 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.20.2 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.20.3 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.20.4 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.20.5 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.20.6 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.20.7 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.20.8 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.20.9 Yes
Application gnome gnome_display_manager 2.20.10 Yes
References