CVE-2003-0549
The X Display Manager Control Protocol (XDMCP) support for GDM before 2.4.1.6 allows attackers to...
The X Display Manager Control Protocol (XDMCP) support for GDM before 2.4.1.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a short authorization key name.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The X Display Manager Control Protocol (XDMCP) support for GDM before 2.4.1.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a short authorization key name.
- Record
CVE-2003-0549- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
The X Display Manager Control Protocol (XDMCP) support for GDM before 2.4.1.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a short authorization key name.
- Record
CVE-2003-0549- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-0543No score
The X Display Manager Control Protocol (XDMCP) support for GDM before 2.4.1.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a short authorization key name.
- Record
EUVD-2003-0543- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6576-m4v8-mjf3No score
The X Display Manager Control Protocol (XDMCP) support for GDM before 2.4.1.6 allows attackers to...
The X Display Manager Control Protocol (XDMCP) support for GDM before 2.4.1.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a short authorization key name.
- Record
GHSA-6576-m4v8-mjf3- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2003-0549 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Gnome Gdm, published August 22, 2003. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.47%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes?id=a&anuncio=000729
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-258.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A129
mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-hackers/2003-August/msg00045.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0549
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6576-m4v8-mjf3