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CVE Reference: CVE-2006-2452

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Original Page at CVE MITRE:
CVE-2006-2452

Description:
GNOME GDM 2.8, 2.12, 2.14, and 2.15, when the "face browser" feature is enabled, allows local users to access the "Configure Login Manager" functionality using their own password instead of the root password, which can be leveraged to gain additional privileges.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

XF
  http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/27018

UBUNTU
  http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-293-1

SUSE
  http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Jun/0003.html

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA20552
  Secunia Advisory: SA20627
  Secunia Advisory: SA20532
  Secunia Advisory: SA20636
  Secunia Advisory: SA20587

MANDRIVA
  http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:100

GENTOO
  http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-14.xml

CONFIRM
  http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=343476

BUGTRAQ
  http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436428

BID
  18332


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