CVE-2011-1709
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2011-1709 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2011-06-14 17:55:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2011-09-07 03:16:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-264
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.24 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.25 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.26 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.27 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.28 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.29 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.30 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.31 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.32 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.32.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.24 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.25 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.26 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.27 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.28 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.29 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.30 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.31 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.32 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.32.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Gdm | 2.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Glib | 2.28 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnome | Glib | 2.28 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| GNOME Display Manager URI Scheme Handler Security Issue - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| openSUSE-SU-2011:0581 | SUSE | hermes.opensuse.org | |
| ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.32/gdm-2.32.2.news | CONFIRM | ftp.gnome.org | |
| 709139 – (CVE-2011-1709) CVE-2011-1709 gdm: URI scheme handling change in glib2 allows running default browser in GDM session | CONFIRM | bugzilla.redhat.com | Patch |
| USN-1142-1: GDM vulnerability | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| SUSE update for gdm - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| GNOME Display Manager URI Scheme Handler Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Register /bin/true as URI scheme handler for several schemes (d13dd725) · Commits · GNOME / gdm · GitLab | CONFIRM | git.gnome.org | Patch |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: gdm-3.0.4-1.fc15 | FEDORA | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.