Improper Authentication in NetworkManager - CVE-2011-2176
Published: September 3, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44756
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2176
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
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.
Affected software
NetworkManager
How to mitigate CVE-2011-2176
Install update from vendor's website.
External References
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/plain/NEWS?h=NM_0_8
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063665.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44858
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025711
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:171
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0930.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709662