CVE-2006-2452

Severity: low (CVSS 3.7 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-06-09 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

GNOME gdm: 2.8, 2.12, 2.14, 2.15

References

http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=343476
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Jun/0003.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/20532
http://secunia.com/advisories/20552
http://secunia.com/advisories/20587
http://secunia.com/advisories/20627
http://secunia.com/advisories/20636
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-14.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:100
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436428
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18332
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2239

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