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CVE-2003-0548

The X Display Manager Control Protocol (XDMCP) support for GDM before 2.4.1.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of serv

The X Display Manager Control Protocol (XDMCP) support for GDM before 2.4.1.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) when a chosen host expires, a different issue than CVE-2003-0549.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.00602
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Affected Products & Versions

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gnome gdmall versions
redhat kdebaseall versions
redhat enterprise linuxall versions
redhat linux advanced workstationall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD27 Aug 2003 · 04:00 AM
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Vendor Advisories

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rhsaRHSA-2003:258Low
rhsaRHSA-2003:259Low
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000729
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-hackers/2003-August/msg00045.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-258.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-259.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A113
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