CVE-2009-2697 describes a vulnerability in the Red Hat build script for GNOME Display Manager (GDM) versions prior to 2.16.0-56 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This oversight in the build script omitted TCP Wrapper support, potentially allowing remote attackers to bypass access restrictions via XDMCP connections. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity risk where an attacker can exploit it remotely with medium complexity, leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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