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.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3349 | Broken Link |
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=639151 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://bugs.launchpad.net/debian/+source/lightdm/+bug/834079 | Third Party Advisory |
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q3/393 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3349 | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50506 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
History
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2019-11-19T21:42:43
Updated: 2019-11-19T21:42:43
Reserved: 2011-08-30T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2011-3349
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2019-11-19T22:15:11.007
Modified: 2019-12-03T16:19:59.420
Link: CVE-2011-3349
JSON object: View
Redhat Information
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CWE