CVE-2007-3381 Null dereference in n/a
Local attackers can crash the GDM daemon via crafted socket commands due to improper NULL handling, causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-3381?
CVE-2007-3381 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Aug 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The GDM daemon in GNOME Display Manager (GDM) before 2.14.13, 2.16.x before 2.16.7, 2.18.x before 2.18.4, and 2.19.x before 2.19.5 does not properly handle NULL return values from the g_strsplit function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (persistent daemon crash) via a crafted command to the daemon's socket, related to (1) gdm.c and (2) gdmconfig.c in daemon/, and (3) gdmconfig.c and (4) gdmflexiserver.c in gui/.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3381?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (4)
gdm Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:2.16.0-31.0.1.el5 |
gdm-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 1:2.16.0-31.0.1.el5 |
gdm Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 1:2.16.0-31.0.1.el5 |
gdm-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 1:2.16.0-31.0.1.el5 |
Products include Gnome Gdm.
How do I fix CVE-2007-3381?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2007-3381 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3381 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gfgf-h5fj-26vx, RHSA-2007:0777.