Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | GDM vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-1142-1 | First vendor Publication | 2011-06-01 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2011-06-01 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.2 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 11.04 Summary: GDM could be made to launch a browser and leak information about the system. Software Description: - gdm: GNOME Display Manager Details: Henne Vogelsang discovered that under certain PolicyKit configurations, GDM could be made to launch a browser. A local attacker could exploit this to gain access to files with the privileges of the gdm user. PolicyKit is not configured in this manner in Ubuntu by default. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.04: After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1142-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-264 | Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14051 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14051 | ||
| Title: | USN-1142-1 -- dgm vulnerability | ||
| Description: | gdm: GNOME Display Manager GDM could be made to launch a browser and leak information about the system. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-1142-1 CVE-2011-1709 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 11.04 | Product(s): | dgm |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2011-07-12 | Name : Fedora Update for gdm FEDORA-2011-7822 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2011_7822_gdm_fc15.nasl |
| 2011-06-06 | Name : Ubuntu Update for gdm USN-1142-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1142_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 73035 | GNOME Display Manager (gdm) glib2 Web Browser x-scheme-handler/http MIME Type... |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2014-06-13 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_4_gdm-110531.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-06-13 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-1142-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2011-06-07 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2011-7822.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 11:58:39 |
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