VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.43%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 37th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- gnome/gdm
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.32/gdm-2.32.2.news
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gdm/commit/?id=d13dd72531599ab7e4c747db3b58a8c17753e08dPatch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061264.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44797Vendor Advisory
- 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=709139Patch
- 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=d13dd72531599ab7e4c747db3b58a8c17753e08dPatch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061264.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44797Vendor Advisory
- 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=709139Patch
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8643655
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.