VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-3349

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.36%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-11-19
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

lightdm before 0.9.6 writes in .dmrc and Xauthority files using root permissions while the files are in user controlled folders. A local user can overwrite root-owned files via a symlink, which can allow possible privilege escalation.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

Primary references