CVE-2011-3349

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Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3349
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2011-3349.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2011-3349
Related
Published
2019-11-19T22:15:11Z
Modified
2024-11-21T01:30:18Z
Downstream
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / lightdm

Package

Name
lightdm
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/lightdm?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / lightdm

Package

Name
lightdm
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/lightdm?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / lightdm

Package

Name
lightdm
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/lightdm?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}