6.9

CVE-2011-0727: gnome gdm Link Following

CVSS: 6.9v2.0MediumModified
AliasesRHSA-2011:0395DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0727DSA-2205-1
Published 31-03-2011Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-0727 is a medium (CVSS 6.9) Link Following vulnerability in gnome gdm. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.9/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.38%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 31-03-2011
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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/.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.38%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

30%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.38% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.38%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat6 products
  • gdm< 1:2.30.4-21.el6_0.1
  • gdm-debuginfo< 1:2.30.4-21.el6_0.1
  • gdm-libs< 1:2.30.4-21.el6_0.1
  • gdm-plugin-fingerprint< 1:2.30.4-21.el6_0.1
  • gdm-plugin-smartcard< 1:2.30.4-21.el6_0.1
Debian1 product
  • gdm3< 2.30.5-9 | < 2.30.5-6squeeze2
Gnome1 product
  • gdm2.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.13 | 2.14 | 2.15 | 2.16 | 2.17 | 2.18 | 2.19 | 2.20 | 2.21 | 2.22 | 2.23 | 2.24 | 2.25 | 2.26 | 2.27 | 2.28 | 2.29 | 2.30 | 2.31 | 2.32

3 vendors · 8 products

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