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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 service (daemon crash) when a chosen host expires, a different issue than CVE-2003-0549.

    Published:Aug 20, 2003
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Aug 22, 2003
    EPSS Score:0.00602
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnome
    Product
    Gdm
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Kdebase
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Linux Advanced Workstation

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High