01 Record
CVE-2011-1946
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 29.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2011-07-07 21:00Z15 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 22:46Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-05-09
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 320528a2f96d5867026e0e5db3d5cb8996697d2c820769231cecb826ab162161
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110531 Re: CVE request: libgnomesu privilege escalationhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/11
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comlibgnomesu-setuid-privilege-escalation(67720)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67720
- www.securityfocus.com48035http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48035
- bugzilla.novell.comhttps://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695627
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110530 CVE request: libgnomesu privilege escalationhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/30/2