Vulnerability in GNOME Gdm
CVE-2011-0727
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/.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (29.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNOME Gdm — versions 2.0, 2.2, 2.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1099-1 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/43714 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057931.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/43854 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0847 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0787 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66377 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0911 (vdb-entry)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-0727?
- CVE-2011-0727 is a vulnerability in GNOME Gdm, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. Published 2011-03-31.
- Is CVE-2011-0727 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.