GDM up to 2.4.4 denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in GDM up to 2.4.4. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

GDM 2.4.4.x before 2.4.4.4, and 2.4.1.x before 2.4.1.7, does not restrict the size of input, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).

The bug was discovered 10/16/2003. The weakness was released 10/16/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared at mandrakesecure.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0793 since 09/17/2003. Access to the local network is required for this attack. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14082 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : gdm (MDKSA-2003:100)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at ftp.gnome.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (13447) and Tenable (14082). distro.conectiva.com.br is providing further details. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 340 and 20968.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 14082
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : gdm (MDKSA-2003:100)
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OpenVAS ID: 53879
OpenVAS Name: Slackware Advisory SSA:2003-300-01 gdm security update
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: ftp.gnome.org

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: mandrakesecure.net
Researcher: These vulnerabilities were announced in a Mandrake advisory.
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-0793 (🔍)
X-Force: 13447 - GDM denial of service, Medium Risk
Vulnerability Center: 8627 - DoS in GDM 2.4.4 - 2.4.4.3, 2.4.1 - 2.4.1.6 via Long Input, Low
SecurityFocus: 8846 - Multiple GDM Local Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 10024 - GDM Local Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Not Critical
OSVDB: 2683 - GDM Input Size Memory Consumption Local DoS

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/21/2003 11:40
Updated: 03/09/2021 06:51
Changes: 10/21/2003 11:40 (90), 06/26/2019 18:21 (2), 03/09/2021 06:51 (2)
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