LOW
GNOME GDM 2.8, 2.12, 2.14, and 2.15, when the "face browser" feature is enabled, allows local users to access the "Configure Login Manager" functionality using their own password instead of the root password, which can be leveraged to gain additional privileges
Published Jun 9, 2006
3.7
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
GNOME GDM 2.8, 2.12, 2.14, and 2.15, when the "face browser" feature is enabled, allows local users to access the "Configure Login Manager" functionality using their own password instead of the root password, which can be leveraged to gain additional privileges.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
3.7 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.36% 0.00360
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00360
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 27.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 27.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00075) | 20.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 14.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 5, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (14)
- http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=343476 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Jun/0003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20532 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20552 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20587 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20627 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20636 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-14.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:100 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436428 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18332 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2239 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27018 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/293-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jun 9, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 18, 2006
Link CVE-2006-2452
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a