CVE-2011-3349

Published: Nov 19, 2019Modified: Nov 21, 2024

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Lightdm Project: Lightdm

Lightdm Project

1 product

Lightdm

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Lightdm Project Lightdm	Before 0.9.6

Related CWEs

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

References (12)

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3349

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Broken Link

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=639151

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://bugs.launchpad.net/debian/+source/lightdm/+bug/834079

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q3/393

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3349

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50506

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3349