Privilege escalation

2019-11-1922:15:00

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Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

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5.1%

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lightdm before 0.9.6 writes in .dmrc and Xauthority files using root permissions while the files are in user controlled folders. A local user can overwrite root-owned files via a symlink, which can allow possible privilege escalation.

CPENameOperatorVersion
lightdmlt0.9.6

CPE	Name	Operator	Version
	lightdm	lt	0.9.6

References

access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3349

bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=639151

bugs.launchpad.net/debian/+source/lightdm/+bug/834079

seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q3/393

security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3349

www.securityfocus.com/bid/50506