Description
Light Display Manager (aka LightDM) 1.4.x before 1.4.3, 1.6.x before 1.6.2, and 1.7.x before 1.7.14 uses 0664 permissions for the temporary .Xauthority file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the file.
Published: 2014-02-02
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-2013-4217 Light Display Manager (aka LightDM) 1.4.x before 1.4.3, 1.6.x before 1.6.2, and 1.7.x before 1.7.14 uses 0664 permissions for the temporary .Xauthority file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1950-1 Light Display Manager vulnerability
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Robert Ancell Lightdm
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T16:38:02.156Z

Reserved: 2013-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-4331

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-02-02T00:55:04.460

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-4331

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