CVE-2009-2697 (GCVE-0-2009-2697)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-09-04 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 05:59
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Summary
The Red Hat build script for the GNOME Display Manager (GDM) before 2.16.0-56 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 omits TCP Wrapper support, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via XDMCP connections, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-5079.
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http://secunia.com/advisories/36553 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=239818 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36219 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1364.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
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