Vulnerability in Hongli Lai Libgnomesu
CVE-2011-1946
gnomesu-pam-backend in libgnomesu 1.0.0 prints an error message but proceeds with the non-error code path upon failure of the setgid or setuid function, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to two unprivileged user accounts, and running many processes under one of these accounts.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/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 (27.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 27.2% 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
- Hongli Lai Libgnomesu — versions 1.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/11 (mailing-list, Patch)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67720 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/48035 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/30/2 (mailing-list, Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-1946?
- CVE-2011-1946 is a vulnerability in Hongli Lai Libgnomesu, classified under CWE-264. Published 2011-07-07.
- Is CVE-2011-1946 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.