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.
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Configurations
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History
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References | () http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.32/gdm-2.32.2.news - | |
References | () http://git.gnome.org/browse/gdm/commit/?id=d13dd72531599ab7e4c747db3b58a8c17753e08d - Patch | |
References | () http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061264.html - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/44797 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/44808 - | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48084 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1142-1 - | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709139 - Patch | |
References | () https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8643655 - |
Information
Published : 2011-06-14 17:55
Updated : 2024-11-21 01:26
NVD link : CVE-2011-1709
Mitre link : CVE-2011-1709
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-1709
JSON object : View
Products Affected
gnome
- glib
- gdm
CWE
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls