In ConsoleKit before 0.4.2, an intended security policy restriction bypass was found. This flaw allows an authenticated system user to escalate their privileges by initiating a remote VNC session.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-4629 In ConsoleKit before 0.4.2, an intended security policy restriction bypass was found. This flaw allows an authenticated system user to escalate their privileges by initiating a remote VNC session.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:51:17.985Z

Reserved: 2011-01-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-4664

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-11-13T22:15:11.070

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:21:28.190

Link: CVE-2010-4664

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2010-06-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-4664 - Bugzilla

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