Description
GDM 2.4.4.x before 2.4.4.4, and 2.4.1.x before 2.4.1.7, does not limit the number or duration of commands and uses a blocking socket connection, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) by sending commands and not reading the results.
References
- gdm-command-dos(13448) vdb-entry
- MDKSA-2003:100 vendor-advisory
- CLA-2003:766 vendor-advisory
- 8846 vdb-entry
- http://cvs.gnome.org/bonsai/cvsblame.cgi?file=gdm2/NEWS&rev=&root=/cvs/gnome