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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.1/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=529306Exploit
- http://osvdb.org/54583
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35132Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38070Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/18/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35015
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50611
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2010-January/msg00000.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2010-January/msg00009.html
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=529306Exploit
- http://osvdb.org/54583
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35132Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38070Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/18/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35015
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50611
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2010-January/msg00000.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2010-January/msg00009.html
Timeline
- Published
- May 22, 2009
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified