CVE-2011-3349
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.8)—
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.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.36%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 28
- Fecha de la puntuación: 1/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-269
Referencias
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3349
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=639151
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/debian/+source/lightdm/+bug/834079
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q3/393
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3349
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50506
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3349
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=639151
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/debian/+source/lightdm/+bug/834079
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q3/393
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3349
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50506
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