CVE-2006-2452 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in GNOME GDM versions 2.8, 2.12, 2.14, and 2.15. When the "face browser" feature is enabled, local users can access the "Configure Login Manager" functionality using their own password instead of the required root password, potentially leading to increased privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.7, indicating low severity, with a local attack vector, high access complexity, and partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdm:2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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