CVE-2011-4105
LightDM before 1.0.6 allows local users to change ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink...
LightDM before 1.0.6 allows local users to change ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on ~/.Xauthority.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
LightDM before 1.0.6 allows local users to change ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on ~/.Xauthority.
- Record
CVE-2011-4105- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
LightDM before 1.0.6 allows local users to change ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on ~/.Xauthority.
- Record
CVE-2011-4105- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-4054 No score
LightDM before 1.0.6 allows local users to change ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on ~/.Xauthority.
- Record
EUVD-2011-4054- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vwp3-7r9h-7h5c No score
LightDM before 1.0.6 allows local users to change ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink...
LightDM before 1.0.6 allows local users to change ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on ~/.Xauthority.
- Record
GHSA-vwp3-7r9h-7h5c- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
LightDM before 1.0.6 allows local users to change ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on ~/.Xauthority.
- Record
CVE-2011-4105- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-4105 No score
LightDM before 1.0.6 allows local users to change ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on ~/.Xauthority.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4105- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10033-1 No score
liblightdm-gobject-1-0-1.21.1-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the liblightdm-gobject-1-0-1.21.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10033-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-4105 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.9) in Robert Ancell Lightdm, published February 17, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 22nd percentile. Fixed in lightdm 1.0.6-2.