CVE - CVE-2011-2176

CVE-ID
CVE-2011-2176	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
GNOME NetworkManager before 0.8.6 does not properly enforce the auth_admin element in PolicyKit, which allows local users to bypass intended wireless network sharing restrictions via unspecified vectors.
References
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MISC:1025711 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1025711 MISC:44858 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/44858 MISC:FEDORA-2011-8612 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063665.html MISC:MDVSA-2011:171 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:171~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2011:0930 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0930.html MISC:http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/plain/NEWS?h=NM_0_8 URL:http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/plain/NEWS?h=NM_0_8 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709662 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709662
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20110531	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 (20110531)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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