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CVE-2011-0727

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Published: Mar 31, 2011Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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6.9
Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

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/.

Affected (27)

Products: Gnome: Gdm
Gnome
1 product
Gdm
Configuration A
27 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Gnome
Gdm
Version 2.0
Gdm
Version 2.13
Gdm
Version 2.14
Gdm
Version 2.15
Gdm
Version 2.16
Gdm
Version 2.17
Gdm
Version 2.18
Gdm
Version 2.19
Gdm
Version 2.20
Gdm
Version 2.21
Gdm
Version 2.22
Gdm
Version 2.23
Gdm
Version 2.24
Gdm
Version 2.25
Gdm
Version 2.26
Gdm
Version 2.27
Gdm
Version 2.28
Gdm
Version 2.29
Gdm
Version 2.2
Gdm
Version 2.30
Gdm
Version 2.31
Gdm
Version 2.32
Gdm
Version 2.3
Gdm
Version 2.4
Gdm
Version 2.5
Gdm
Version 2.6
Gdm
Version 2.8

Related CWEs

CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

References (40)

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Vendor Advisory
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Patch
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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