fkie_cve-2011-4105
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2012-02-17 23:55
Modified
2025-04-11 00:51
Severity ?
Summary
LightDM before 1.0.6 allows local users to change ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on ~/.Xauthority.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/lightdm/2011-November/000178.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/02/10
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/02/6
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/02/9
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1262-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/lightdm/2011-November/000178.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/02/10
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/02/6
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/02/9
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1262-1
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
robert_ancell lightdm *
robert_ancell lightdm 0.0.1
robert_ancell lightdm 0.0.2
robert_ancell lightdm 0.0.3
robert_ancell lightdm 0.0.4
robert_ancell lightdm 0.1.0
robert_ancell lightdm 0.1.1
robert_ancell lightdm 0.1.2
robert_ancell lightdm 0.2.0
robert_ancell lightdm 0.2.1
robert_ancell lightdm 0.2.2
robert_ancell lightdm 0.2.3
robert_ancell lightdm 0.3.0
robert_ancell lightdm 0.3.1
robert_ancell lightdm 0.3.2
robert_ancell lightdm 0.3.3
robert_ancell lightdm 0.3.4
robert_ancell lightdm 0.3.5
robert_ancell lightdm 0.3.6
robert_ancell lightdm 0.4.0
robert_ancell lightdm 0.4.1
robert_ancell lightdm 0.4.2
robert_ancell lightdm 0.4.3
robert_ancell lightdm 0.4.4
robert_ancell lightdm 0.9.0
robert_ancell lightdm 0.9.1
robert_ancell lightdm 0.9.2
robert_ancell lightdm 0.9.3
robert_ancell lightdm 0.9.4
robert_ancell lightdm 0.9.5
robert_ancell lightdm 0.9.6
robert_ancell lightdm 0.9.7
robert_ancell lightdm 0.9.8
robert_ancell lightdm 1.0.0
robert_ancell lightdm 1.0.1
robert_ancell lightdm 1.0.2
robert_ancell lightdm 1.0.3
robert_ancell lightdm 1.0.4
robert_ancell lightdm 1.1.0


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  "lastModified": "2025-04-11T00:51:21.963",
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