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CVE-2011-1709
Published: Jun 14, 2011
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.32/gdm-2.32.2.news
x_refsource_CONFIRM
44797
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
FEDORA-2011-7822
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
USN-1142-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
48084
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
openSUSE-SU-2011:0581
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
44808
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709139
x_refsource_CONFIRM
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