CVE-2011-0703 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2019-11-15

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

gksu-polkit

gksu-polkit

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`before 0.0.3`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gksu-polkit_project:gksu-polkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-0718	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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00432.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-0703
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-0703

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Gksu-polkit Project Gksu-polkit

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2019-11-15T16:09:29.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:58:26.088Z

Reserved: 2011-01-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-0703

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-11-15T17:15:12.430

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:24:39.110

Link: CVE-2011-0703

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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