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CVE-2009-2697

The Red Hat build script for the GNOME Display Manager (GDM) before 2.16.0-56 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 omits

The Red Hat build script for the GNOME Display Manager (GDM) before 2.16.0-56 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 omits TCP Wrapper support, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via XDMCP connections, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-5079.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.00203
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-287Improper Authentication
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Affected Products & Versions

2
gnome gdm<= 2.16
gnome gdmall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

6.8
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:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD04 Sep 2009 · 08:30 PM
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Vendor Advisories

1
rhsaRHSA-2009:1364Low
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References & Sources

5
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/36553Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36219
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=239818
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9586
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1364.htmlVendor Advisory
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