CVE-2011-1709

Description

From CVE.org

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.

Statement

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of gdm as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, or 6.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

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CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).

The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 Score Breakdown

Red HatNVDcve.org
Base Score47.2N/A
Attack VectorNetworkLocalN/A
Access ComplexityLowLowN/A
AuthenticationSingleNoneN/A
Confidentiality ImpactPartialCompleteN/A
Integrity ImpactNoneCompleteN/A
Availability ImpactNoneCompleteN/A

Vector

Red Hat: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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