CVE-2009-2697

mediumpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.018 · 79 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

1.84% (79th) EPSS

CVSS 6.8 · medium

Is it mine?

37 products

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Who says so?

3 sources

enisa_euvd · nvd · redhat_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

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.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

Fixedgdm-1:2.16.0-56.el5.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1364
Fixedgdm-1:2.16.0-56.el5.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1364
Fixedgdm-1:2.16.0-56.el5.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1364
Fixedgdm-1:2.16.0-56.el5.ppc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1364
Fixedgdm-1:2.16.0-56.el5.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1364
Fixedgdm-1:2.16.0-56.el5.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1364
Fixedgdm-1:2.16.0-56.el5.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1364
Fixedgdm-1:2.16.0-56.el5.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1364
Fixedgdm-1:2.16.0-56.el5.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1364
Fixedgdm-debuginfo-1:2.16.0-56.el5.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1364
Fixedgdm-debuginfo-1:2.16.0-56.el5.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1364
Fixedgdm-debuginfo-1:2.16.0-56.el5.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1364
Fixedgdm-debuginfo-1:2.16.0-56.el5.ppc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1364
Fixedgdm-debuginfo-1:2.16.0-56.el5.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1364
Fixedgdm-debuginfo-1:2.16.0-56.el5.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1364
Fixedgdm-debuginfo-1:2.16.0-56.el5.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1364
Fixedgdm-docs-1:2.16.0-56.el5.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1364
Fixedgdm-docs-1:2.16.0-56.el5.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1364
Fixedgdm-docs-1:2.16.0-56.el5.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1364
Fixedgdm-docs-1:2.16.0-56.el5.ppc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1364
Fixedgdm-docs-1:2.16.0-56.el5.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1364
Fixedgdm-docs-1:2.16.0-56.el5.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1364
Fixedgdm-docs-1:2.16.0-56.el5.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1364

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

6.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.06.8mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 6.4

v2.05.8mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v2.04.3mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:Nsecondary · Red Hat Product Security US

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-287USprimary

affected products (37)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
gnome gdm≤ 2.16nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm= 0.7nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm= 1.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm= 2.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm= 2.13nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm= 2.14nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm= 2.15nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm= 2.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm= 2.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm= 2.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm= 2.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm= 2.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm= 2.8nvdUScpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gdm-1:2.16.0-56.el5.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS
gdm-1:2.16.0-56.el5.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS
gdm-1:2.16.0-56.el5.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS
gdm-1:2.16.0-56.el5.ppc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS
gdm-1:2.16.0-56.el5.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS
gdm-1:2.16.0-56.el5.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

RHSA-2009:1364Red Hat Security Advisory: gdm security and bug fix update2009-09-02csaf · redhat_csafUS
Updated gdm packages that fix a security issue and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

also known as (2)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

enisa_euvd nvd redhat_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2009-09-04modified 2026-06-16

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