VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-1709

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.43%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2011-06-14
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

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