CVE-2009-1756

Public Exploit

Description

SLiM Simple Login Manager 1.3.0 places the X authority magic cookie (mcookie) on the command line when invoking xauth from (1) app.cpp and (2) switchuser.cpp, which allows local users to access the X session by listing the process and its arguments.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://osvdb.org/54583 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50611 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35015 vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2010-January/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38070 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=529306 exploit
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2010-January/msg00009.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/18/2 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/35132 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1756?
CVE-2009-1756 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1756?
To fix CVE-2009-1756, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-1756 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1756 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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