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CVE-2009-2697

Improper Authentication

Published: Sep 04, 2009 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
4.3 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
NEGLIGIBLE
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2697
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html

The Red Hat build script for the GNOME Display Manager (GDM) before 2.16.0-56 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 omits TCP Wrapper support, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via XDMCP connections, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-5079.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
GdmGnome*2.16 (including)
GdmGnome0.7 (including)0.7 (including)
GdmGnome1.0 (including)1.0 (including)
GdmGnome2.0 (including)2.0 (including)
GdmGnome2.2 (including)2.2 (including)
GdmGnome2.3 (including)2.3 (including)
GdmGnome2.4 (including)2.4 (including)
GdmGnome2.5 (including)2.5 (including)
GdmGnome2.6 (including)2.6 (including)
GdmGnome2.8 (including)2.8 (including)
GdmGnome2.13 (including)2.13 (including)
GdmGnome2.14 (including)2.14 (including)
GdmGnome2.15 (including)2.15 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatgdm-1:2.16.0-56.el5*

Potential Mitigations

References

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