CVE-2009-1756

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    CVE-2009-1756

    Published: 22 May 2009Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/35132, http://secunia.com/advisories/38070, http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=529306, http://osvdb.org/54583, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/18/2, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35015, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50611, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2010-January/msg00000.html, https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2010-January/msg00009.html

    Affected packages

    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