VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2013-4169

CVSS score6.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.37%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2013-09-10
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 2.21.1 allows local users to change permissions of arbitrary directories via a symlink attack on /tmp/.X11-unix/.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references