CVE-2011-1709
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Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional 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://secunia.com/advisories/44797
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061264.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1142-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48084
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8643655
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44808
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709139
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://secunia.com/advisories/44797
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061264.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1142-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48084
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8643655
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44808
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709139
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