Description (CNA)
GDM before 2.4.1.6, when using the "examine session errors" feature, allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the ~/.xsession-errors file.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000729
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-258.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A112
- http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-hackers/2003-August/msg00045.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106194792924122&w=2
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000729
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-258.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A112
- http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-hackers/2003-August/msg00045.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106194792924122&w=2