CVE-2009-1756

N/A Unknown

Published: May 22, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

SLiM Simple Login Manager 1.3.0 places the X authority magic cookie (mcookie) on the command line when invoking xauth from (1) app.cpp and (2) switchuser.cpp, which allows local users to access the X session by listing the process and its arguments.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=529306

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://osvdb.org/54583

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/35132

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/38070

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/18/2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35015

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50611

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2010-January/msg00000.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2010-January/msg00009.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=529306