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Red Hat update for gdm
Secunia Advisory:	SA9589	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2003-08-22
Popularity:	8,128 views

Critical:	Less critical
Impact:	Exposure of sensitive information DoS
Where:	From local network
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

OS:	RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 RedHat Linux 7.1 RedHat Linux 7.2 RedHat Linux 7.3 RedHat Linux 8.0 RedHat Linux 9 RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for Itanium

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CVE reference:	CVE-2003-0547 CVE-2003-0548 CVE-2003-0549

Description: Red Hat has issued updated packages for gdm. These fix three vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) on the gdm daemon or read the content of arbitrary files on a vulnerable system. For more information: http://secunia.com/advisories/9571/ NOTE: The arbitrary file content disclosure vulnerability only affects versions 8.0 and 9. Furthermore, the XDMCP protocol is not enabled by default. Solution: Updated packages for Enterprise Linux and Advanced Workstation are available via Red Hat Network: http://rhn.redhat.com Updated packages: -- Red Hat Linux 7.1 -- SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/SRPMS/gdm-2.0beta2-46.src.rpm i386: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/i386/gdm-2.0beta2-46.i386.rpm -- Red Hat Linux 7.1 for iSeries (64 bit) -- SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/iSeries/SRPMS/gdm-2.0beta2-46.src.rpm ppc: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/iSeries/ppc/gdm-2.0beta2-46.ppc.rpm -- Red Hat Linux 7.1 for pSeries (64 bit) -- SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/pSeries/SRPMS/gdm-2.0beta2-46.src.rpm ppc: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/pSeries/ppc/gdm-2.0beta2-46.ppc.rpm -- Red Hat Linux 7.2 -- SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/SRPMS/gdm-2.2.3.1-21.src.rpm i386: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/i386/gdm-2.2.3.1-21.i386.rpm ia64: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.2/en/os/ia64/gdm-2.2.3.1-21.ia64.rpm -- Red Hat Linux 7.3 -- SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.3/en/os/SRPMS/gdm-2.2.3.1-23.src.rpm i386: ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.3/en/os/i386/gdm-2.2.3.1-23.i386.rpm -- Red Hat Linux 8.0 -- SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/SRPMS/gdm-2.4.0.7-14.src.rpm i386: ftp://updates.redhat.com/8.0/en/os/i386/gdm-2.4.0.7-14.i386.rpm -- Red Hat Linux 9 -- SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/SRPMS/gdm-2.4.1.3-5.1.src.rpm i386: ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i386/gdm-2.4.1.3-5.1.i386.rpm Original Advisory: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-258.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-259.html

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