FKIE_CVE-2003-0547

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2003-08-27 04:00 - Updated: 2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
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
cve@mitre.orghttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000729
cve@mitre.orghttp://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-hackers/2003-August/msg00045.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106194792924122&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-258.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A112
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000729
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-hackers/2003-August/msg00045.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106194792924122&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-258.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A112
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gnome gdm 2.4.1
gnome gdm 2.4.1.1
gnome gdm 2.4.1.2
gnome gdm 2.4.1.3
gnome gdm 2.4.1.4
gnome gdm 2.4.1.5
gnome gdm 2.4.1.6
redhat kdebase 2.4.0.7.13
redhat kdebase 2.4.1.3.5
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