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CVE-2009-1756

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 (

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Summary

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.

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Affected versions

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References 9

osvdb.org

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

securityfocus.com

redhat.com

secunia.com

bugs.debian.org

openwall.com