CVE-2011-0727 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can exploit symlink vulnerabilities in GDM cache files to change ownership of arbitrary files, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-0727?
CVE-2011-0727 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Mar 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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/.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0727?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (24)
gdm Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 1:2.30.4-21.el6_0.1 |
gdm-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 1:2.30.4-21.el6_0.1 |
gdm-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 1:2.30.4-21.el6_0.1 |
gdm-plugin-fingerprint Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 1:2.30.4-21.el6_0.1 |
gdm-plugin-smartcard Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 1:2.30.4-21.el6_0.1 |
gdm-user-switch-applet Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 1:2.30.4-21.el6_0.1 |
gdm Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 1:2.30.4-21.el6_0.1 |
gdm-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 1:2.30.4-21.el6_0.1 |
gdm-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 1:2.30.4-21.el6_0.1 |
gdm-plugin-fingerprint Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 1:2.30.4-21.el6_0.1 |
gdm-plugin-smartcard Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 1:2.30.4-21.el6_0.1 |
gdm-user-switch-applet Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 1:2.30.4-21.el6_0.1 |
gdm Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 1:2.30.4-21.el6_0.1 |
gdm-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 1:2.30.4-21.el6_0.1 |
gdm-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 1:2.30.4-21.el6_0.1 |
gdm-plugin-fingerprint Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 1:2.30.4-21.el6_0.1 |
gdm-plugin-smartcard Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 1:2.30.4-21.el6_0.1 |
gdm-user-switch-applet Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 1:2.30.4-21.el6_0.1 |
gdm Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 1:2.30.4-21.el6_0.1 |
gdm-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 1:2.30.4-21.el6_0.1 |
gdm-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 1:2.30.4-21.el6_0.1 |
gdm-plugin-fingerprint Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 1:2.30.4-21.el6_0.1 |
gdm-plugin-smartcard Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 1:2.30.4-21.el6_0.1 |
gdm-user-switch-applet Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 1:2.30.4-21.el6_0.1 |
Products include Gnome Gdm.
How do I fix CVE-2011-0727?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2011-0727 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0727 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0727, DSA-2205-1, GHSA-vqj4-7669-fw9c, RHSA-2011:0395.