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CVE-2006-2452

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
09/06/2006
Last modified:
03/04/2025

Description

GNOME GDM 2.8, 2.12, 2.14, and 2.15, when the "face browser" feature is enabled, allows local users to access the "Configure Login Manager" functionality using their own password instead of the root password, which can be leveraged to gain additional privileges.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 3.70 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
3.70
Severity 2.0
LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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