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CVE-2011-3349
CVE-2011-3349
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
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.
EPSS 0.36% · 29.8th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.36%
29.8th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| lightdm | lightdm | * |
| lightdm_project | lightdm | 0 |
Timeline
- Nov 19, 2019 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 22, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 15, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 30, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 22, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 14, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 31, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3349 url
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=639151 url
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/debian/+source/lightdm/+bug/834079 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3349 advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3349 url
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q3/393 mailing_list
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50506 advisory