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CVE-2011-2176

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.

Published

2011-09-02T23:55:04.927

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-287
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application gnome networkmanager ≤ 0.8.4 Yes
Application gnome networkmanager 0.2.0 Yes
Application gnome networkmanager 0.3.0 Yes
Application gnome networkmanager 0.3.1 Yes
Application gnome networkmanager 0.4.1 Yes
Application gnome networkmanager 0.5.0 Yes
Application gnome networkmanager 0.5.1 Yes
Application gnome networkmanager 0.6.0 Yes
Application gnome networkmanager 0.6.1 Yes
Application gnome networkmanager 0.6.2 Yes
Application gnome networkmanager 0.6.6 Yes
Application gnome networkmanager 0.7.0 Yes
Application gnome networkmanager 0.7.1 Yes
Application gnome networkmanager 0.7.2 Yes
Application gnome networkmanager 0.8.1 Yes
Application gnome networkmanager 0.8.2 Yes
References