CVE-2011-0727

N/A Unknown
Published: March 31, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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/.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.32/gdm-2.32.1.news
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057333.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057931.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gdm-list/2011-March/msg00020.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/43714
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43854
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44021
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025264
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2205
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:070
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0395.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47063
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1099-1
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0786
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0787
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0797
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0847
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0911
Source: security@ubuntu.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688323
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66377
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.32/gdm-2.32.1.news
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057333.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057931.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gdm-list/2011-March/msg00020.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/43714
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43854
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44021
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025264
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2205
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:070
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0395.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47063
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1099-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0786
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0787
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0797
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0847
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0911
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688323
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66377
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
29th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59

Affected Vendors

gnome

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