CVE-2011-1709
GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 2.32.2, when glib 2.28 is used, enables execution of a web...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2011-1709- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2011-1709- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-1709 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2011-1709- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m8qj-xwm5-fq5v No score
GNOME Display Manager (gdm) before 2.32.2, when glib 2.28 is used, enables execution of a web...
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.
- Record
GHSA-m8qj-xwm5-fq5v- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10412-1 No score
gdm-3.22.1-1.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the gdm-3.22.1-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10412-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gdmopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 3.22.1-1.2 | 3.22.1-1.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-1709 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Gnome Gdm, published June 14, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.