CVE-2011-1709

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 14, 2011
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2011-1709: High severity, CVSS 7.2 | Vulnix