CVE-2011-1709

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.

Published: 2011-06-14 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-1709 is rated Moderate Risk (41.2/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.43%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-1709

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% 0.43% +0.37%
2 2025-03-17 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-2011-1709

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-1709

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-1709

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2011-1709 unimportant 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-2011-1709
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1709
suse high CVE-2011-1709 severity important: SUSE including 58 source package names (gdm-3.10.0.1-13.3, gdm-3.10.0.1-23.1, …), 112 product×package rows across 25 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1, … (25 product lines)): Fixed 112. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1709/
ubuntu low CVE-2011-1709 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gdm), 5 status rows across 5 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, upstream): not-affected 2, ignored 1, needs-triage 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-1709

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-1709

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnome gdm 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdm 2.32.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.32.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-1709

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