CVE-2011-4613

MediumCVSS 4.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The X.Org X wrapper (xserver-wrapper.c) in Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu Linux does not properly verify the TTY of a user who is starting X, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by associating stdin with a file that is misinterpreted as the console TTY.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.6/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=652249Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2364Vendor Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1349-1Vendor Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=652249Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2364Vendor Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1349-1Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Feb 5, 2014
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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