CVE-2011-0703
In gksu-polkit before 0.0.3, the source file for xauth may contain arbitrary commands that may...
In gksu-polkit before 0.0.3, the source file for xauth may contain arbitrary commands that may allow an attacker to overtake an administrator X11 session.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In gksu-polkit before 0.0.3, the source file for xauth may contain arbitrary commands that may allow an attacker to overtake an administrator X11 session.
- Record
CVE-2011-0703- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In gksu-polkit before 0.0.3, the source file for xauth may contain arbitrary commands that may allow an attacker to overtake an administrator X11 session.
- Record
CVE-2011-0703- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-0718 No score
In gksu-polkit before 0.0.3, the source file for xauth may contain arbitrary commands that may allow an attacker to overtake an administrator X11 session.
- Record
EUVD-2011-0718- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vrmv-52qc-xvhh
In gksu-polkit before 0.0.3, the source file for xauth may contain arbitrary commands that may...
In gksu-polkit before 0.0.3, the source file for xauth may contain arbitrary commands that may allow an attacker to overtake an administrator X11 session.
- Record
GHSA-vrmv-52qc-xvhh- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-0703 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Gksu-polkit, published November 15, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.27%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.