CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2003-0547

Published: Aug 27, 2003 | Modified: Apr 16, 2026
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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GDM before 2.4.1.6, when using the examine session errors feature, allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the ~/.xsession-errors file.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
GdmGnome2.4.1 (including)2.4.1 (including)
GdmGnome2.4.1.1 (including)2.4.1.1 (including)
GdmGnome2.4.1.2 (including)2.4.1.2 (including)
GdmGnome2.4.1.3 (including)2.4.1.3 (including)
GdmGnome2.4.1.4 (including)2.4.1.4 (including)
GdmGnome2.4.1.5 (including)2.4.1.5 (including)
GdmGnome2.4.1.6 (including)2.4.1.6 (including)
KdebaseRedhat2.4.0.7.13 (including)2.4.0.7.13 (including)
KdebaseRedhat2.4.1.3.5 (including)2.4.1.3.5 (including)
Red Hat Linux 7.1RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 7.2RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 7.3RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 8.0RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 9RedHat*

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