PT-2003-1070 · Gnome · Gdm

George · Published 2003-08-21 · Updated 2017-10-11 · CVE-2003-0548

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions gdm versions prior to 2.4.1.6

Description The issue affects the X Display Manager Control Protocol (XDMCP) support for GDM, allowing attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) when a chosen host expires. This can be exploited remotely, potentially leading to disruption of protected information availability.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.4.1.6, update to version 2.4.1.6 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the XDMCP protocol to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-07974

BDU:2015-07975

CVE-2003-0548

Affected Products

Gdm

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0548 · Security Note
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-259.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000729 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-07974 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-07975 · Security Note
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-258.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-258.html · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A113 · Note
• http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-hackers/2003-August/msg00045.html · Note