CVE-2009-2697 | BDVDB-2026-38270 Detail

Description#

The Red Hat build script for the GNOME Display Manager (GDM) before 2.16.0-56 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 omits TCP Wrapper support, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via XDMCP connections, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-5079.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9586
http://secunia.com/advisories/36553
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=239818
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36219
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1364.html

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12009-09-04Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.