Description
SLiM Simple Login Manager 1.3.0 places the X authority magic cookie (mcookie) on the command line when invoking xauth from (1) app.cpp and (2) switchuser.cpp, which allows local users to access the X session by listing the process and its arguments.
Published: 2009-05-22
Score: 2.1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-1751 SLiM Simple Login Manager 1.3.0 places the X authority magic cookie (mcookie) on the command line when invoking xauth from (1) app.cpp and (2) switchuser.cpp, which allows local users to access the X session by listing the process and its arguments.
History

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Simone Rota Slim Simple Login Manager
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:27:53.661Z

Reserved: 2009-05-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-1756

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-05-22T11:52:40.577

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-1756

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2009-05-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-1756 - Bugzilla

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