Description
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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000729 ↗
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-258.html ↗
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A112 ↗
- http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-hackers/2003-August/msg00045.html ↗
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106194792924122&w=2 ↗