VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-4169
GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 2.21.1 allows local users to change permissions of arbitrary directories via a symlink attack on /tmp/.X11-unix/.
MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 0.37%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 2.21.1 allows local users to change permissions of arbitrary directories via a symlink attack on /tmp/.X11-unix/.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.37% probability · 31th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- gnome/gnome display manager
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1213.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54661Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=988498Patch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1213.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54661Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=988498Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.