CVE-2003-0547

LowCVSS 2.1/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

GDM before 2.4.1.6, when using the "examine session errors" feature, allows local users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the ~/.xsession-errors file.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 2.1/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Aug 27, 2003
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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