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CVE-2007-3381

The GDM daemon in GNOME Display Manager (GDM) before 2.14.13, 2.16.x before 2.16.7, 2.18.x before 2.18.4, and 2.19.x before 2.19.5 does not…

Published 19 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
1.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 26%
Public exploits
0
none known

The GDM daemon in GNOME Display Manager (GDM) before 2.14.13, 2.16.x before 2.16.7, 2.18.x before 2.18.4, and 2.19.x before 2.19.5 does not properly handle NULL return values from the g_strsplit function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (persistent daemon crash) via a crafted command to the daemon's socket, related to (1) gdm.c and (2) gdmconfig.c in daemon/, and (3) gdmconfig.c and (4) gdmflexiserver.c in gui/.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.33% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.01.5AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/glsa-200709-11.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • ftp.gnome.org /pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.16/gdm-2.16.7.changes · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/26313 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2007/2781 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/25191 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/26879 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10887 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • issues.rpath.com /browse/RPL-1599 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • ftp.gnome.org /pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.14/gdm-2.14.13.news · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/26368 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:169 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
  • ftp.gnome.org /pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.18/gdm-2.18.4.news · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/475451/30/5550/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • ftp.gnome.org /pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.19/gdm-2.19.5.news · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2007-0777.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1018523 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/26900 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/26520 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred

Sources

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