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CVE-2009-2697 Details

Description

The Red Hat build script for the GNOME Display Manager (GDM) before 2.16.0-56 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 omits TCP Wrapper support, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via XDMCP connections, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-5079.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=239818	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/36553	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9586	CVE
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1364.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36219	CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=239818	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/36553	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9586	[email protected]
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1364.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36219	[email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-287	Improper Authentication	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
gnome gdm	<= 2.16 0.7 1.0 2.0 2.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:0.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:1.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.15:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux	5
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 19, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 7, 2009	Initial Analysis	[email protected]