CVE-2011-4105 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Severity

19%

Complexity

34%

Confidentiality

48%

LightDM before 1.0.6 allows local users to change ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on ~/.Xauthority.

LightDM before 1.0.6 allows local users to change ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on ~/.Xauthority.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 1.9. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N).

Overview

Type

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager)

First reported 13 years ago

2012-02-17 23:55:00

Last updated 10 years ago

2014-03-08 04:51:00

Affected Software

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.0.1

0.0.1

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.0.2

0.0.2

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.0.3

0.0.3

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.0.4

0.0.4

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.1.0

0.1.0

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.1.1

0.1.1

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.1.2

0.1.2

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.2.0

0.2.0

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.2.1

0.2.1

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.2.2

0.2.2

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.2.3

0.2.3

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.3.0

0.3.0

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.3.1

0.3.1

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.3.2

0.3.2

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.3.3

0.3.3

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.3.4

0.3.4

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.3.5

0.3.5

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.3.6

0.3.6

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.4.0

0.4.0

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.4.1

0.4.1

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.4.2

0.4.2

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.4.3

0.4.3

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.4.4

0.4.4

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.9.0

0.9.0

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.9.1

0.9.1

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.9.2

0.9.2

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.9.3

0.9.3

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.9.4

0.9.4

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.9.5

0.9.5

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.9.6

0.9.6

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.9.7

0.9.7

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 0.9.8

0.9.8

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 1.0.0

1.0.0

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 1.0.1

1.0.1

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 1.0.2

1.0.2

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 1.0.3

1.0.3

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 1.0.4

1.0.4

Robert Ancell LightDM (Light Display Manager) 1.1.0

1.1.0

References

[LightDM] 20111102 Version 1.0.6 released

[oss-security] 20111102 Re: Re: [LightDM] Version 1.0.6 released

[oss-security] 20111102 Re: [LightDM] Version 1.0.6 released

[oss-security] 20111102 Re: Re: [LightDM] Version 1.0.6 released

USN-1262-1

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