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HistoryJun 01, 2011 - 12:00 a.m.

GDM vulnerability

2011-06-0100:00:00
ubuntu.com
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5.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.2%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 11.04

Packages

  • gdm - GNOME Display Manager

Details

Henne Vogelsang discovered that under certain PolicyKit configurations, GDM
could be made to launch a browser. A local attacker could exploit this to
gain access to files with the privileges of the gdm user. PolicyKit is not
configured in this manner in Ubuntu by default.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
Ubuntu11.04noarchgdm< 2.32.1-0ubuntu3.2UNKNOWN

5.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.2%