CVE-2011-0727

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Gnome
Status
Gdm
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 March 2011

Summary

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/.

References

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1099-1
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://secunia.com/advisories/43714
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025264
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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