GNOME Display Manager up to 2.18.4 File Creation input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNOME Display Manager up to 2.18.4. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component File Creation Handler. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-3381. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNOME Display Manager up to 2.18.4 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component File Creation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The GDM daemon in GNOME Display Manager (GDM) before 2.14.13, 2.16.x before 2.16.7, 2.18.x before 2.18.4, and 2.19.x before 2.19.5 does not properly handle NULL return values from the g_strsplit function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (persistent daemon crash) via a crafted command to the daemon s socket, related to (1) gdm.c and (2) gdmconfig.c in daemon/, and (3) gdmconfig.c and (4) gdmflexiserver.c in gui/.

The bug was discovered 07/30/2007. The weakness was disclosed 08/03/2007 with GNOME (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ftp.gnome.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-3381 since 06/25/2007. The attack needs to approached within the local network. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67557 (Oracle Linux 5 : gdm (ELSA-2007-0777)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117493 (CentOS Security Update for gdm (CESA-2007:0777)).

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 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35820), Tenable (67557), SecurityFocus (BID 25191†), OSVDB (39560†) and Secunia (SA26900†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 67557
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 5 : gdm (ELSA-2007-0777)
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OpenVAS ID: 861390
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: ftp.gnome.org

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06/25/2007 🔍
07/30/2007 +35 days 🔍
08/03/2007 +4 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnome.org

Advisory: ftp.gnome.org
Organization: GNOME
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-3381 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3381
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3227

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X-Force: 35820
SecurityFocus: 25191 - GNOME Display Manager G_Strsplit Function Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 26900
OSVDB: 39560 - GNOME Display Manager (GDM) g_strsplit Function Local DoS
SecurityTracker: 1018523
Vulnerability Center: 15818 - GNOME Display Manager GDM Daemon Local Denial of Service via a Crafted Command, Low
Vupen: ADV-2007-2781

Entryinfo

Created: 08/20/2007 08:42
Updated: 06/07/2025 23:30
Changes: 08/20/2007 08:42 (95), 07/23/2019 10:38 (1), 06/07/2025 23:30 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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