Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:23150Privilege Escalation
3.7 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
gdm is vulnerable to privilege escalation. A race condition issue in the way Gdm modifies the permissions on the .ICEauthority file allows a local attacker to exploit this flaw to gain privileges.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| gdm | eq | 2.6.0.5__7.rhel4.4 | |
| gdm | eq | 2.6.0.5__7.rhel4.1 | |
| gdm | eq | 2.6.0.5__7.rhel4.12 | |
| gdm | eq | 2.6.0.5__7.rhel4.4 | |
| gdm | eq | 2.6.0.5__7.rhel4.1 | |
| gdm | eq | 2.6.0.5__7.rhel4.12 |
References
cvs.gnome.org/viewcvs/gdm2/daemon/slave.c?r1=1.260&r2=1.261
www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1040
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:083
www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0286.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/17635
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1465
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0286
bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=188303
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26092
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10092
usn.ubuntu.com/278-1/
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00160.html
Related
3.7 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P