CVE-2011-3349
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.11%
Description
lightdm before 0.9.6 writes in .dmrc and Xauthority files using root permissions while the files are in user controlled folders. A local user can overwrite root-owned files via a symlink, which can allow possible privilege escalation.
How to fix CVE-2011-3349
To remediate CVE-2011-3349, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/lightdm—upgrade to 0.9.6-1 or later
Is CVE-2011-3349 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.9.6-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |