CVE - CVE-2006-2452

CVE-ID
CVE-2006-2452	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:18332 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18332 BUGTRAQ:20060608 rPSA-2006-0098-1 gdm URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436428 CONFIRM:http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=343476 GENTOO:GLSA-200606-14 URL:http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-14.xml MANDRIVA:MDKSA-2006:100 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:100~~ (Obsolete source) SECUNIA:20532 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/20532 SECUNIA:20552 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/20552 SECUNIA:20587 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/20587 SECUNIA:20627 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/20627 SECUNIA:20636 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/20636 SUSE:SUSE-SR:2006:013 URL:http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Jun/0003.html UBUNTU:USN-293-1 URL:https://usn.ubuntu.com/293-1/ VUPEN:ADV-2006-2239 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2239~~ (Obsolete source) XF:gdm-facebrowser-security-bypass(27018) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27018
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20060518	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20060518)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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