gdm: URI scheme handling change in glib2 allows running default browser in GDM session
Published Jun 14, 2011
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.43%
Description
GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 2.32.2, when glib 2.28 is used, enables execution of a web browser with the uid of the gdm account, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving the x-scheme-handler/http MIME type.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.0
- 2.0
- 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
- 2.32.1
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
gdm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
gdm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
gdm
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | gdm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | gdm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | gdm | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of gdm as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, or 6.
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.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00432) | 35.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00432) | 34.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 16.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.32/gdm-2.32.2.news x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gdm/commit/?id=d13dd72531599ab7e4c747db3b58a8c17753e08d x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061264.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44797 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44808 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48084 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1142-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1709 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709139 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchIssue Tracking
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8643655 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1709
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1709
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.32/gdm-2.32.2.news | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://git.gnome.org/browse/gdm/commit/?id=d13dd72531599ab7e4c747db3b58a8c17753e08d | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061264.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/44797 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/44808 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48084 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1142-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1709 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709139 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchIssue Tracking | |
| https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8643655 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1709 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1709 |
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