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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.
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.