XFree86 XDM RequestPort Random Open TCP Socket Vulnerability

xdm is reported prone to a potential security vulnerability that may lead to a false sense of security. A problem reported in xdm, is reported to result in a false sense of security because even though DisplayManager.requestPort is set to 0, xdm will open a chooserFd TCP socket on all interfaces.


 

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