CVE-2011-1709 in gdm

Summary

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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• Reservation: 04/15/2011
• Disclosure: 06/14/2011
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-57644
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-264 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 8.4
• EPSS: 0.00055
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1709
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1709
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2011-1709/