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CVE-2013-4169

MEDIUM
6.9
CVSS Severity Score
EPSS Score0.1030%
EPSS Percentile22.22th
PublishedSep 10, 2013
Last ModifiedApr 29, 2026

Vulnerability 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/.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

<= 2.21
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 0.7
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 1.0
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.0
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.2
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.13
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.14
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.14.1
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.14.2
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.14.3
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.14.4
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.14.5
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.14.6
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.14.7
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.14.8
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.14.9
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.14.10
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.14.11
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.14.12
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.15
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.16
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.16.1
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.16.2
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.17
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.18
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.18.1
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.18.2
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.18.3
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.19
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.19.1
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.19.2
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.19.3
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.19.4
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.20.0
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.20.1
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.20.2
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.20.3
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.20.4
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.20.5
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.20.6
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.20.7
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.20.8
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.20.9
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Gnome

Gnome Display Manager

= 2.20.10

References & Advisories

🔗 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1213.html
🔗 http://secunia.com/advisories/54661
🔗 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=988498
🔗 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1213.html
🔗 http://secunia.com/advisories/54661
🔗 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=988498

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