CVE-2009-1756
N/A
Published: May 22, 2009 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:07 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSlim Simple Login Manager
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (9)
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=529306Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/35132Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/38070Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/18/2VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50611Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2010-January/msg00000.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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