Description
xdm, with the authComplain variable set to false, allows arbitrary attackers to connect to the X server if the xdm auth directory does not exist.
Published: 2004-09-01
Score: 10.0 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2002-1493 xdm, with the authComplain variable set to false, allows arbitrary attackers to connect to the X server if the xdm auth directory does not exist.
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Redhat Enterprise Linux Linux
Xfree86 Project X11r6
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:26:28.676Z

Reserved: 2003-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-1510

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-03-03T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2002-1510

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2001-12-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2002-1510 - Bugzilla

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