Denial of Service Vulnerability in GDM Product by GNOME
CVE-2003-0793

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Gnome
Status
Gdm
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 November 2003

Summary

GDM versions 2.4.4.x prior to 2.4.4.4 and 2.4.1.x prior to 2.4.1.7 exhibit a vulnerability that fails to limit the size of input. This oversight can be exploited by attackers, potentially resulting in a denial of service through excessive memory consumption. As a result, affected systems may experience performance degradation or become unresponsive, impacting overall user experience and system reliability.

References

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-20...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13447
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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