GDM up to 2.4.1.6 XDMCP denial of service

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GDM up to 2.4.1.6. Affected is some unknown processing of the component XDMCP Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The X Display Manager Control Protocol (XDMCP) support for GDM before 2.4.1.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) when a chosen host expires, a different issue than CVE-2003-0549.

The bug was discovered 08/21/2003. The weakness was shared 08/27/2003 with Red Hat (Website). The advisory is available at redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-0548 since 07/14/2003. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12416 (RHEL 2.1 : gdm (RHSA-2003:259)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2.4.1.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (12972) and Tenable (12416). The entries 20753 and 20755 are related to this item.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 12416
Nessus Name: RHEL 2.1 : gdm (RHSA-2003:259)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GDM 2.4.1.6

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Advisory: redhat.com
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-0548 (🔍)
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X-Force: 12972
Vulnerability Center: 22317 - GDM < 2.4.1.6 XDMCP Support Local Denial of Service Vulnerability, Low
SecurityFocus: 8470 - Multiple XDMCP GDM Unspecified Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 6314 - GDM XDMCP missing "continue" statement denial of service

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2014 00:25
Updated: 09/05/2019 10:36
Changes: 08/15/2014 00:25 (70), 09/05/2019 10:36 (4)
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