CVE-2011-3349
Lightdm Root Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 19, 2019, 10:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 3, 2019, 4:19 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2011-3349.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3349 | Broken Link |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=639151 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/debian/+source/lightdm/+bug/834079 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q3/393 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3349 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50506 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3349 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3349 Broken Link Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=639151 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=639151 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.launchpad.net/debian/+source/lightdm/+bug/834079 No Types Assigned https://bugs.launchpad.net/debian/+source/lightdm/+bug/834079 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q3/393 No Types Assigned https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q3/393 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3349 No Types Assigned https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3349 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50506 No Types Assigned https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50506 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE NIST CWE-269 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:lightdm_project:lightdm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.9.6
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-3349 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2011-3349
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile