CVE-2011-0727

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/.

Published: 2011-03-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-0727 is rated Low Risk (38.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.38%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-0727

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 2026-06-15 0.06% 0.38% +0.31%
2 2026-01-07 0.04% 0.06% +0.02%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-0727

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.4 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-0727

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-0727

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2011-0727 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (gdm3), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-0727
gentoo high CVE-2011-0727: 1 GLSA(s) (201412-09), 25 atom(s) (app-admin/syslog-ng, app-misc/ca-certificates, …); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2011-0727
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0727
ubuntu high CVE-2011-0727 high priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gdm), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, karmic, lucid, maverick, upstream): released 4, ignored 1, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-0727

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-0727

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnome gdm 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.13 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.14 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.15 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.16 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.17 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.18 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.19 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.20 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.21 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.22 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.23 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.24 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.25 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.26 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.27 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.28 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.29 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.30 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.31 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.32 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-0727

URL Tags
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.32/gdm-2.32.1.news
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057333.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057931.html
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gdm-list/2011-March/msg00020.html Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/43714 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43854 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44021
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025264
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2205
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:070
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0395.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47063
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1099-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0786 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0787 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0797 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0847
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0911
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688323 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66377
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