CVE-2011-0727

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/.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1099-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43714 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025264 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057931.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43854 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0847 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0787 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66377 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0911 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:070 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2205 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0395.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47063 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0786 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gdm-list/2011-March/msg00020.html patch mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688323 patch
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.32/gdm-2.32.1.news
http://secunia.com/advisories/44021 third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057333.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0797 vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0727?
CVE-2011-0727 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-0727?
To fix CVE-2011-0727, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-0727 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-0727 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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