Description
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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
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n/aaffected
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13448 ↗
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:100 ↗
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000766 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8846 ↗
- http://cvs.gnome.org/bonsai/cvsblame.cgi?file=gdm2/NEWS&rev=&root=/cvs/gnome ↗