CVE-2011-0727

Medium

Description

GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 2.x before 2.32.1 allows local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) dmrc or (2) face icon file under /var/cache/gdm/.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.9
Exploit probability—
ProductGnome Gdm
PublishedMar 31, 2011
First seenMar 31, 2011

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gnome gdm2.0, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.8, 2.13, 2.14, 2.15, 2.16, 2.17, 2.18, 2.19, 2.20, 2.21, 2.22, 2.23, 2.24, 2.25, 2.26, 2.27, 2.28, 2.29, 2.30, 2.31, 2.32—

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CVE-2011-0727 · Gnome Gdm · Dark Radar