Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting gdm package, versions [,2.4.1.6)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-GDM-2370032
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed27 Aug 2003
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 27 Aug 2003

CVE-2003-0547  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade gdm to version 2.4.1.6 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution. 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.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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