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CVE-2011-2176

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Published: Sep 2, 2011Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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2.1
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

Description

GNOME NetworkManager before 0.8.6 does not properly enforce the auth_admin element in PolicyKit, which allows local users to bypass intended wireless network sharing restrictions via unspecified vectors.

Affected (16)

Gnome
1 product
Networkmanager
Configuration A
16 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Gnome
Networkmanager
Up to 0.8.4
Networkmanager
Version 0.2.0
Networkmanager
Version 0.3.0
Networkmanager
Version 0.3.1
Networkmanager
Version 0.4.1
Networkmanager
Version 0.5.0
Networkmanager
Version 0.5.1
Networkmanager
Version 0.6.0
Networkmanager
Version 0.6.1
Networkmanager
Version 0.6.2
Networkmanager
Version 0.6.6
Networkmanager
Version 0.7.0
Networkmanager
Version 0.7.1
Networkmanager
Version 0.7.2
Networkmanager
Version 0.8.1
Networkmanager
Version 0.8.2

Related CWEs

CWE-287
Improper Authentication
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

References (14)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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