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    CVE-2011-1709

    GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 2.32.2, when glib 2.28 is used, enables execution of a web browser with the uid of the gdm account, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving the x-scheme-handler/http MIME type.

    Published:May 31, 2011
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jun 14, 2011
    EPSS Score:0.00062
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnome
    Product
    Gdm
    Vendor
    Gnome
    Product
    Glib

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

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    CVE-2006-6105 (CVSS 4.3) — Format string vulnerability in the host chooser window (gdmchooser) in GNOME Foundation Display Manager (gdm) …
    CVE-2006-2452 (CVSS 3.7) — GNOME GDM 2.8, 2.12, 2.14, and 2.15, when the "face browser" feature is enabled, allows local users to access …
    CVE-2006-1057 (CVSS 3.7) — Race condition in daemon/slave.c in gdm before 2.14.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink atta…
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    References

    http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.32/gdm-2.32.2.news
    http://git.gnome.org/browse/gdm/commit/?id=d13dd72531599ab7e4c747db3b58a8c17753e08d
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061264.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/44797
    http://secunia.com/advisories/44808
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48084
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1142-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709139
    https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8643655
    http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.32/gdm-2.32.2.news
    http://git.gnome.org/browse/gdm/commit/?id=d13dd72531599ab7e4c747db3b58a8c17753e08d
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061264.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/44797
    http://secunia.com/advisories/44808
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48084
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1142-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709139
    https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8643655

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High