GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 2.32.2, when glib 2.28 is used, enables execution of a web browser with the uid of the gdm account, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving the x-scheme-handler/http MIME type.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2011-06-14T17:00:00

Updated: 2011-09-07T09:00:00

Reserved: 2011-04-15T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2011-1709

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-06-14T17:55:03.673

Modified: 2011-09-07T03:16:25.393


Link: CVE-2011-1709

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