{"id":"CVE-2011-3349","details":"lightdm before 0.9.6 writes in .dmrc and Xauthority files using root permissions while the files are in user controlled folders. A local user can overwrite root-owned files via a symlink, which can allow possible privilege escalation.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:41:58.160196Z","published":"2019-11-19T22:15:11Z","related":["openSUSE-SU-2024:10033-1"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=639151"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://bugs.launchpad.net/debian/+source/lightdm/+bug/834079"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q3/393"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3349"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50506"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=639151"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q3/393"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3349"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}