CVE-2011-3349 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00111.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Lightdm Project Subscribe	Lightdm Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:lightdm_project:lightdm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-3313	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3349
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=639151
https://bugs.launchpad.net/debian/+source/lightdm/+bug/834079
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q3/393
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3349
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50506

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2019-11-19T21:42:43

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:29:56.826Z

Reserved: 2011-08-30T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-3349

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-11-19T22:15:11.007

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:30:18.847

Link: CVE-2011-3349

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-269

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