CVE-2006-2452

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: 2006-06-09 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-2452 is rated Low Risk (21.9/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2452

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.07% +0.03%
2 2023-03-07 1.55% 0.04% -1.50%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.55% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-2452

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.7 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 1.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-2452

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-2452

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2006-2452: 1 GLSA(s) (200606-14), 1 atom(s) (gnome-base/gdm); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-2452
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-2452 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gdm), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-2452

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-2452

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnome gdm 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.12 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.14 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.15 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-2452

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