CVE-2007-3381

The GDM daemon in GNOME Display Manager (GDM) before 2.14.13, 2.16.x before 2.16.7, 2.18.x before...

1.5 LowFix available

The GDM daemon in GNOME Display Manager (GDM) before 2.14.13, 2.16.x before 2.16.7, 2.18.x before 2.18.4, and 2.19.x before 2.19.5 does not properly handle NULL return values from the g_strsplit function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (persistent daemon crash) via a crafted command to the daemon's socket, related to (1) gdm.c and (2) gdmconfig.c in daemon/, and (3) gdmconfig.c and (4) gdmflexiserver.c in gui/.

Exploit likelihood

0.33%Down 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 1.5

Record: CVE-2007-3381
CVSS 2.0: 1.5 LowAV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2007-3381
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2007-3371 No score

Record: EUVD-2007-3371
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gfgf-h5fj-26vx No score

The GDM daemon in GNOME Display Manager (GDM) before 2.14.13, 2.16.x before 2.16.7, 2.18.x before...

Record: GHSA-gfgf-h5fj-26vx
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gnome gdm

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`gdm` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	before 1:2.16.0-31.0.1.el5	1:2.16.0-31.0.1.el5
`gdm-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client	before 1:2.16.0-31.0.1.el5	1:2.16.0-31.0.1.el5
`gdm` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	before 1:2.16.0-31.0.1.el5	1:2.16.0-31.0.1.el5
`gdm-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server	before 1:2.16.0-31.0.1.el5	1:2.16.0-31.0.1.el5

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	affected, aliases, facts, references, title	GitHub Advisories, OSV
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2007-3381 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.5) in Gnome Gdm, published August 7, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 25th percentile. Fixed in gdm 1:2.16.0-31.0.1.el5.

References

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