6.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2011-0727
GNOME Display Manager (gdm) Local File Ownership Change Vulnerability
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/.

INFO

Published Date :

March 31, 2011, 10:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:24 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-0727 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gnome gdm
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2011-0727.

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

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2011-0727 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2011-0727 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.32/gdm-2.32.1.news
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057333.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057931.html
    Added Reference http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gdm-list/2011-March/msg00020.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/43714
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/43854
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/44021
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1025264
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2205
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:070
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0395.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47063
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1099-1
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0786
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0787
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0797
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0847
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0911
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688323
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66377
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/66377 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66377 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 01, 2011

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-0727 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2011-0727 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.08236

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability