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CVE-2011-1709

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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.

Date published : 2011-06-14

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48084

http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/2.32/gdm-2.32.2.news

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