VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-4105
LightDM before 1.0.6 allows local users to change ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on ~/.Xauthority.
LOW 1.9EPSS 0.31%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.31%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
LightDM before 1.0.6 allows local users to change ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on ~/.Xauthority.
- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.31% probability · 24th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- robert ancell/lightdm
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/lightdm/2011-November/000178.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/02/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/02/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/02/9
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1262-1
- http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/lightdm/2011-November/000178.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/02/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/02/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/02/9
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1262-1
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.