Description
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.
Published: 2019-11-19
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD 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.
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Lightdm Project Lightdm
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

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

Reserved: 2011-08-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-3349

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

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

Link: CVE-2011-3349

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