gnomesu-pam-backend in libgnomesu 1.0.0 prints an error message but proceeds with the non-error code path upon failure of the setgid or setuid function, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to two unprivileged user accounts, and running many processes under one of these accounts.
Published 2011-07-07 21:55:02
Updated 2017-08-17 01:34:28
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2011-1946

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-1946

0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2011-1946

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.2
HIGH AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.9
10.0
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2011-1946

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2011-1946

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