CVE-2011-3349 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 al...
HighCVSS 7.8
EPSS 0.36%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/lightdm(Debian:12) | < 0.9.6-1 | 0.9.6-1 |
| debian/lightdm(Debian:13) | < 0.9.6-1 | 0.9.6-1 |
| debian/lightdm(Debian:14) | < 0.9.6-1 | 0.9.6-1 |
| lightdm project lightdm | < 0.9.6 | 0.9.6 |
| lightdm | = before 0.9.6 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2011-3349 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- access.redhat.com broken-link
- bugs.debian.org mailing-list third-party-advisory
- bugs.launchpad.net third-party-advisory
- seclists.org mailing-list third-party-advisory
- www.securityfocus.com third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking