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CVE-2007-5079 (GCVE-0-2007-5079)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-09-25 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 15:17
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Summary
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 does not properly compile and link gdm with tcp_wrappers on x86_64 platforms, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2007-05-09 00:00
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