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Vendor: Gnome • 15 CVEs

CVEs (15)

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1Gnome
1Gdm
Apr 29, 2026
Jun 14, 2011
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
7.2 HIGH· v2
GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 2.32.2, when glib 2.28 is used, enables execution of a web browser with the uid of the gdm account, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving the x-scheme-handle...Show more
GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 2.32.2, when glib 2.28 is used, enables execution of a web browser with the uid of the gdm account, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving the x-scheme-handler/http MIME type.Show less
1Gnome
1Gdm
Apr 29, 2026
Mar 31, 2011
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
6.9 MEDIUM· v2
GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 2.x before 2.32.1 allows local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) dmrc or (2) face icon file under /var/cache/gdm/.
1Gnome
1Gdm
Apr 23, 2026
Sep 4, 2009
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
6.8 MEDIUM· v2
The Red Hat build script for the GNOME Display Manager (GDM) before 2.16.0-56 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 omits TCP Wrapper support, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via...Show more
The Red Hat build script for the GNOME Display Manager (GDM) before 2.16.0-56 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 omits TCP Wrapper support, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via XDMCP connections, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-5079.Show less
1Gnome
1Gdm
Apr 23, 2026
Aug 7, 2007
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
1.5 LOW· v2
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 lo...Show more
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/.Show less
1Gnome
1Gdm
Apr 23, 2026
Dec 15, 2006
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
4.3 MEDIUM· v2
Format string vulnerability in the host chooser window (gdmchooser) in GNOME Foundation Display Manager (gdm) allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a hostname, which are used in an...Show more
Format string vulnerability in the host chooser window (gdmchooser) in GNOME Foundation Display Manager (gdm) allows local users to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a hostname, which are used in an error dialog.Show less
1Gnome
1Gdm
Apr 16, 2026
Jun 9, 2006
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
3.7 LOW· v2
GNOME GDM 2.8, 2.12, 2.14, and 2.15, when the "face browser" feature is enabled, allows local users to access the "Configure Login Manager" functionality using their own password instead of the root password, which can b...Show more
GNOME GDM 2.8, 2.12, 2.14, and 2.15, when the "face browser" feature is enabled, allows local users to access the "Configure Login Manager" functionality using their own password instead of the root password, which can be leveraged to gain additional privileges.Show less
1Gnome
1Gdm
Apr 16, 2026
Apr 25, 2006
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
3.7 LOW· v2
Race condition in daemon/slave.c in gdm before 2.14.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack when gdm performs chown and chgrp operations on the .ICEauthority file.
1Gnome
1Gdm
Apr 16, 2026
Nov 17, 2003
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
2.1 LOW· v2
GDM 2.4.4.x before 2.4.4.4, and 2.4.1.x before 2.4.1.7, does not limit the number or duration of commands and uses a blocking socket connection, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) b...Show more
GDM 2.4.4.x before 2.4.4.4, and 2.4.1.x before 2.4.1.7, does not limit the number or duration of commands and uses a blocking socket connection, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by sending commands and not reading the results.Show less
1Gnome
1Gdm
Apr 16, 2026
Nov 17, 2003
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
2.1 LOW· v2
GDM 2.4.4.x before 2.4.4.4, and 2.4.1.x before 2.4.1.7, does not restrict the size of input, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).
2Gnome
Redhat
4Enterprise Linux
GdmKdebase+1 more
Apr 16, 2026
Aug 27, 2003
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
5.0 MEDIUM· v2
The X Display Manager Control Protocol (XDMCP) support for GDM before 2.4.1.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a short authorization key name.
2Gnome
Redhat
4Enterprise Linux
GdmKdebase+1 more
Apr 16, 2026
Aug 27, 2003
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
5.0 MEDIUM· v2
The X Display Manager Control Protocol (XDMCP) support for GDM before 2.4.1.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) when a chosen host expires, a different issue than CVE-2003-0549.
2Gnome
Redhat
2Gdm
Kdebase
Apr 16, 2026
Aug 27, 2003
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
2.1 LOW· v2
GDM before 2.4.1.6, when using the "examine session errors" feature, allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the ~/.xsession-errors file.
3Gnome
Open GroupXfree86 Project
3Gdm
XX11r6
Apr 16, 2026
Jun 19, 2000
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
5.0 MEDIUM· v2
libICE in XFree86 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by specifying a large value which is not properly checked by the SKIP_STRING macro.
3Caldera
GnomeSuse
3Gdm
OpenlinuxSuse Linux
Apr 16, 2026
May 24, 2000
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
10.0 HIGH· v2
Buffer overflow in the XDMCP parsing code of GNOME gdm, KDE kdm, and wdm allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or cause a denial of service via a long FORWARD_QUERY request.
1Gnome
1Gdm
Apr 16, 2026
Dec 5, 1999
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
2.1 LOW· v2
Error messages generated by gdm with the VerboseAuth setting allows an attacker to identify valid users on a system.