gdm not built with tcp_wrappers
Published Sep 4, 2009
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.84%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.16
- 0.7
- 1.0
- 2.0
- 2.2
- 2.3
- 2.4
- 2.5
- 2.6
- 2.8
- 2.13
- 2.14
- 2.15
Running on/with
- 5
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
gdm-1:2.16.0-56.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:1364
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | gdm-1:2.16.0-56.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:1364 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.84% (0.01841) | 78.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.84% (0.01841) | 76.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.19% (0.00194) | 39.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.06% (0.01060) | 84.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 1.06% (0.01060) | 83.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01060) | 81.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36553 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36219 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2697 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=239818 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2697
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9586 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1364.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2697
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/36553 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36219 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2697 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=239818 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2697 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9586 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1364.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2697 |
Change history (0)
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