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    CVE-2011-2176

    GNOME NetworkManager before 0.8.6 does not properly enforce the auth_admin element in PolicyKit, which allows local users to bypass intended wireless network sharing restrictions via unspecified vectors.

    Published:Jun 8, 2011
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Sep 2, 2011
    EPSS Score:0.00054
    CVSS Score:2.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnome
    Product
    Networkmanager
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-287 Improper Authentication

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    References

    http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/plain/NEWS?h=NM_0_8
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063665.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/44858
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1025711
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:171
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0930.html
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709662
    http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/plain/NEWS?h=NM_0_8
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063665.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/44858
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1025711
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:171
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0930.html
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709662

    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