Red Hat Linux 6.1 .xsession privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Red Hat Linux 6.1. Affected is an unknown function of the file .xsession. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-1999-1347. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Linux 6.1 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file .xsession. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Xsession in Red Hat Linux 6.1 and earlier can allow local users with restricted accounts to bypass execution of the .xsession file by starting kde, gnome or anotherlevel from kdm.

The issue has been introduced in 10/04/1999. The weakness was presented 10/07/1999 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-1347. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-14892 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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10/07/1999 +3 days 🔍
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06/22/2014 +5372 days 🔍
04/19/2026 +4319 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1347 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1347
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14893
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2014 13:42
Updated: 04/19/2026 14:21
Changes: 06/22/2014 13:42 (41), 04/14/2019 21:59 (10), 04/19/2026 14:21 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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