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CVE-2011-1709

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Severity Score
EPSS Score0.0050%
EPSS Percentile25.65th
PublishedJun 14, 2011
Last ModifiedApr 29, 2026

Vulnerability Description

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.

Affected Platforms (CPE)

πŸ“¦
Gnome

Gdm

= 1.0
πŸ“¦
Gnome

Gdm

= 2.0
πŸ“¦
Gnome

Gdm

= 2.2
πŸ“¦
Gnome

Gdm

= 2.3
πŸ“¦
Gnome

Gdm

= 2.4
πŸ“¦
Gnome

Gdm

= 2.5
πŸ“¦
Gnome

Gdm

= 2.6
πŸ“¦
Gnome

Gdm

= 2.8
πŸ“¦
Gnome

Gdm

= 2.13
πŸ“¦
Gnome

Gdm

= 2.14
πŸ“¦
Gnome

Gdm

= 2.15
πŸ“¦
Gnome

Gdm

= 2.16
πŸ“¦
Gnome

Gdm

= 2.17
πŸ“¦
Gnome

Gdm

= 2.18
πŸ“¦
Gnome

Gdm

= 2.19
πŸ“¦
Gnome

Gdm

= 2.20
πŸ“¦
Gnome

Gdm

= 2.21
πŸ“¦
Gnome

Gdm

= 2.22
πŸ“¦
Gnome

Gdm

= 2.23
πŸ“¦
Gnome

Gdm

= 2.24
πŸ“¦
Gnome

Gdm

= 2.25
πŸ“¦
Gnome

Gdm

= 2.26
πŸ“¦
Gnome

Gdm

= 2.27
πŸ“¦
Gnome

Gdm

= 2.28
πŸ“¦
Gnome

Gdm

= 2.29
πŸ“¦
Gnome

Gdm

= 2.30
πŸ“¦
Gnome

Gdm

= 2.31
πŸ“¦
Gnome

Gdm

= 2.32
πŸ“¦
Gnome

Gdm

= 2.32.1

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