Description
LightDM before 1.0.6 allows local users to change ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on ~/.Xauthority.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1262-1
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/02/9
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/02/10
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/02/6
Various Sources mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/lightdm/2011-November/000178.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0031
EPSS Percentile
22.9%
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (39)
robert_ancell/lightdm
0.0.1
robert_ancell/lightdm
0.0.2
robert_ancell/lightdm
0.0.3
robert_ancell/lightdm
0.0.4
robert_ancell/lightdm
0.1.0
robert_ancell/lightdm
0.1.1
robert_ancell/lightdm
0.1.2
robert_ancell/lightdm
0.2.0
robert_ancell/lightdm
0.2.1
robert_ancell/lightdm
0.2.2
... and 29 more
Published
Feb 17, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026