PT-2007-1067 · Centos+2 · Centos+2
Published
2007-09-25
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Updated
2017-07-29
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CVE-2007-5079
CVSS v2.0
6.0
Medium
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux version with gdm-2.6.0.5
CentOS version with gdm-2.6.0.5
Description:
The issue is related to the gdm package, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions or lead to a violation of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. The exploitation can be carried out remotely by an attacker who has passed the authentication procedure.
Recommendations:
For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, recompile and relink gdm with tcp wrappers to resolve the issue.
For Red Hat Enterprise Linux version with gdm-2.6.0.5, update the gdm package to a version that properly compiles and links with tcp wrappers.
For CentOS version with gdm-2.6.0.5, update the gdm package to a version that properly compiles and links with tcp wrappers.
Fix
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Centos
Red Hat
Gdm